“‘Member states will also develop guidelines on the treatment of migrants in vulnerable situations, as well as have a more equitable sharing of the burden and responsibility for hosting and supporting the world’s refugees by adopting a global compact on refugees in 2018”.
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“After World War II, numerous refugees at that time were living in camps for a certain amount of time, then would be resettled or helped to be repatriated” in their home country, Jill Marie told Catholic News Service.
He said he was proud that UN Women was established under his watch and drew loud applause when he said: “I am proud to call myself a feminist”.
“Just as failure to act in the past … is a stain on our collective conscience, I believe history will judge us harshly if we do not rise to this moment”, he said. “If not us, who can do it?” “We would be even more satisfied if the need were ended”. While hopes are high, expectations are low. Without an education, these children face a bleak future.
This comes a day after the ceasefire between the U.S. and Russian Federation in Syria collapsed, after a deadly attack on a convoy carrying humanitarian supplies near Aleppo.
The latest developments placed added importance on a meeting early Tuesday morning of the International Syria Support Group, comprised of about 20 countries supporting opposing sides in the conflict.
“Make no mistake”, US Secretary of State John Kerry said at the United Nations meeting, “additional efforts are urgently needed”.
Richard, assistant secretary at the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, said Friday that Tuesday’s summit will focus on three key areas – increasing aid to United Nations and other humanitarian agencies by at least 30 percent; doubling resettlement; and improving access to education for almost one million youths and improving employment opportunities for those displaced.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that a global response was needed against terrorists who are exploiting banking networks, targeting airlines and using social media “to spread an ideology that is recruiting people to their cause all over the world”.
Governments on Tuesday pledged about $4.5 billion more than 2015 levels in contributions to the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to address the global refugee crisis at a summit hosted by Obama at the United Nations, a White House statement said. The declaration adopted yesterday is not legally binding but calls on the member countries to protect refugees’ human rights, boost humanitarian aid and work on their resettlement.
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Obama has called a follow-up summit Tuesday afternoon to spur concrete pledges. Other countries at the summit made similar announcements, with their leaders coming to the podium one by one to tell stories about refugee families and proclaim their commitments.
