Tanzania’s ex-president Jakaya Kikwete has been named in the executive body of the World Refugee Council (WRC), local media, The Citizen reports.
WRC is an independent group of global leaders and innovators aimed at advancing new solutions to the global refugee crisis.
Mr. Kikwete was named as the co-chair of the executive body which will be chaired by the former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lloyd Axworthy, a press statement said.
Other leaders were chosen to serve alongside Mr. Kikwete including; Hina Jilani from Pakistan and Rita Süssmuth from Germany.
The Council among other things will offer advice on broad-reaching reform and innovation to reinvigorate the global refugee system.
The Council will develop a transformative agenda to help ensure that international cooperation for refugees is predictable, equitable and just, the report says.
The council will also be served by 17 councillors.
Axworthy said that there is an urgent need for bold and innovative thinking on how we can improve international cooperation and ensure more predictable outcomes for refugees and states.
Axworthy further said that the crisis in Syria entering its sixth year and new crises emerging in Africa and around the world, the current protection system is struggling to meet needs of states and refugees alike.
