Ron Redmond
Ron Redmond
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We are concerned that the drive to keep the number of asylum seekers as low as possible may be resulting in some genuine refugees being denied the protection they need.
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Our teams in south Sudan and in Ethiopia are finalizing way stations and organizing for the delivery of assistance to the future returnees.
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Living conditions in spontaneous camps are an ongoing concern. Our technical mobile teams have been fixing latrines, bathrooms and communal kitchens in 50 of these camps so far.
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People leave or try to leave regularly in a situation like Iraq's where the security situation is deteriorating and increasingly violent.
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There are tens of thousands in there who are probably going hungry,
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From a global perspective, refugee is a neutral term.
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We've been there over a week, and we've made repeated requests.
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Returnees themselves play a leading role in the repair works, and the projects help provide them with much-needed jobs.
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Old women are now being shot through the doors of their apartments -- including two women in their 70s within the past week.
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Since last Friday, UNHCR has appealed to the Uzbek authorities to be given access to the returned Uzbeks, but this has so far not been given.
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She pledged that her government would work with UNHCR and other partners to reintegrate them into their communities, to identify employment opportunities, and to help them obtain those basic services that will enable them to resume a normal life. Her filmed message will be part of a UNHCR mass information campaign for some 190,000 Liberian refugees who are still scattered across West Africa.
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We reminded the government of Chad that it has the primary responsibility for ensuring the security of refugee camps on its territory.
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There is also a concern about the increasing and more restrictive asylum policies across Europe. This has also, we fear, led to a lack of access to proper procedures for people seeking asylum.