Monday, June 20, 2016

World Refugee Day

Today is World Refugee Day.
In a world where violence forces hundreds of families to flee each day, the UN Refugee Agency believes now is the time to show world leaders that the global public stands with refugees, and it will launch its #WithRefugees petition today to send a message to governments that they must work together and do their fair share for refugees.
The #WithRefugees petition will be delivered to UN headquarters in New York ahead of the UN High Level Meeting on Refugees and Migrants, scheduled for September 19. The petition asks governments to:
  • Ensure every refugee child gets an education.
  • Ensure every refugee family has somewhere safe to live.
  • Ensure every refugee can work or learn new skills to make a positive contribution
    to their community.

1 comment:

Póló said...

- and that drowning is made as painless as possible?

EU is a disgrace in how it has not dealt with the refugee crisis - remembering that it is only the sum of its members all of whom except Greece and Italy are a disgrace.

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