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@RefugeesMedia - 26/02/2022
Ukraine: UNHCR will soon be launching a portal with current displacement estimates. Latest update is that almost 116,000 have fled to neighbouring countries since 24 Feb - mainly Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia and Romania. Numbers are rising.
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@RefugeesMedia - 25/02/2022
RT @FilippoGrandi: More than 50,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled their country in less than 48 hours — a majority to Poland and Moldova — a…
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
States must uphold their commitments and respect fundamental human rights, including the right to life and right to asylum. How Europe chooses to protect asylum-seekers and refugees matters and is precedent-setting not only in the region but also globally
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
While essential as a demonstration of external support to main hosting states, resettlement and other legal pathways cannot substitute for obligations towards people seeking asylum at borders, including those who have arrived irregularly and spontaneously, including by boat
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
European countries have long been strong supporters of UNHCR’s work and are important contributors helping to protect refugees and support host countries. Yet financial and capacity support abroad cannot replace the responsibilities and obligations to receive and protect refugees
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
Border surveillance activities must be implemented in full compliance with fundamental rights. It is possible to manage borders and address security concerns, while implementing fair, humane and efficient policies towards asylum-seekers in line with States’ obligations
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
We fear these deplorable practices now risk becoming normalized, and policy based. They reinforce a harmful and unnecessary ‘fortress Europe’ narrative. The majority of the world’s refugees are hosted by low- and middle-income countries with far fewer resources
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
What is happening at European borders is legally and morally unacceptable and must stop. Protecting human life, human rights and dignity must remain our shared priority.
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
People fleeing war and persecution have few available options. Walls and fences are unlikely to serve as a meaningful deterrent. They will just contribute to greater suffering
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@RefugeesMedia - 21/02/2022
The right to seek and enjoy asylum does not depend on the mode of arrival to a country. People who wish to apply for asylum should be allowed to do so and they should be made aware of their rights and provided legal assistance.
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