“And this isn’t fair”, said Karen Koning AbuZayd, a United Nations special advisor to the secretary general, during a September 14 event at the Episcopal Church Center sponsored by Episcopal Migration Ministries.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon congratulated member states saying the summit represents a breakthrough their our collective efforts address the challenges of human mobility.
“We call for the establishment of a special representative of the United Nations secretary general for internally displaced persons”, Kerry said.
“Irregular or illegal migration is a cross-border flow of people who enter a country without the legal permission to do so while mixed migration flows are complex population movements including both voluntary and forced migrants”, he said.
President Mugabe also said the responses to an influx of refugees had seen certain countries, within the context of supposedly combatting terrorism, treating displaced people and migrants as terrorists.
The issue of what to do about the world’s 65.3 million displaced people took center stage at the UN General Assembly with leaders from the 193 member states converging on NY for the first-ever summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.
Pointing to the individuals who continue to pursue extremism and divide people, the United Nations rights chief said: “We will continue to name you publicly”.
British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to call for a new approach to tackling the global “unmanaged migration” crisis when she appears at her first UN General Assembly in NY on Monday.
Politicians in northern and western Europe have demanded adherence to the principle as large numbers of refugees and migrants from Syria and North Africa have landed in Italy and Greece with the goal of heading for countries like Germany, France and the UK.
The Office of the Special Representative would soon submit plans for strengthening the ability of the United Nations to coordinate adequate and equitable support to refugees and other migrants, he said, calling for the soonest possible development and adoption of global compacts on migration and refugees.
About 65 million people are classified by the UN Human Rights Commission as displaced from their homes.
Also on Monday, in his remarks at the opening session, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi highlighted that the Summit is an extraordinary opportunity to have real impact for refugees.
The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, adopted on Monday by several countries, echoes the instructions of King Mohammed VI in the field, said Anis Birou, minister in charge of Moroccans Living Abroad.
“Our work continues because we are committed to making our world more like the one God envisions for us”, said Broemel.
“We count on the active support of our Afghan brothers and worldwide partners in creating a conducive environment, to achieve this outcome”, he said.
World leaders have approved a proposal that is aimed at dealing with the growing refugee crisis.
“We must attack the root cause of the refugee and migration issue”, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Monday.
US President Barack Obama will host a second summit on Tuesday, when some 40 countries are expected make new offers of aid, either by taking in more refugees or supporting access to education and jobs. “Amnesty welcomes the secretary general’s impetus to have this summit, but unfortunately, governments around the world have failed to step up to this call for the responsibility of sharing the resettlement and support of refugees”.
Among Asian countries, China pledged a further $100 million for refugee aid on top of a $1 billion fund announced previous year in support of the UN’s work.
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It will also help in the development of guidelines on the treatment of migrants in vulnerable situations.
