SCH+Kenya

**Committee:** SCH **Topic:** Xenophobia ** Name: ** Michelle Luo
 * Country** **:** Kenya
 * Period:** 0

Xenophobia is an excessive and irrational fear of anything foreign. According to research, a xenophobic person may be angry toward others who are foreign. There are two forms of xenophobia. The first type is a population group present within a society that is not considered part of that society. The second form of xenophobia is primarily cultural, and the objects of the phobia are cultural elements which are considered alien. At least 22 people who have been killed by gangs of xenophobic South Africans and the police have arrested at least 300 people who were being suspected of involvement. Along with the attack, 6,000 foreigners of mostly Zimbabweans have fled the violence.
 * I. __A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE TOPIC__:**

Between the times August 31, 2001 to September 8, 2001, The United Nations had a conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in Durban, South Africa. The United Nations Refugee agency will investigate the way its South African office responded to deadly enphobic violence in May, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, following complaints by a local law group.
 * II. __UNITED NATIONS INVOLVEMENT__:**

Kenya is to repatriate 64 people from South Africa following anti-immigrant violence. The Government of Kenya has condemned the eruption of xenophobia attacks by South Africans mainly targeting immigrants from African countries. Given the financial requirements, Kenya emerged  from the post elections violence and still with a number Internally Displaced Persons yet to be resettled and with many needs.
 * III. __COUNTRY POLICY AND INVOLVEMENT__:**

Kenya thinks the best thing is to focus on finding ways to help xenophobia. We also think that maybe we can start a program by raising money to help the people with xenophobia. Kenya thinks that it is important to increase the knowledge so the problem will slowly decrease. We would like to sign the Additional Protocol because we had already signed the Cybecrime Convention.
 * IV. __SOLUTIONS__:**