When we continue to encourage a mediocre #political class that, in order to divert citizens' eyes from the real problems that they have contributed to creating, prepares non-existent problems that they cannot solve: #UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has taken note of the speech delivered by the #UK Home Secretary in #Washington today, in which she raised a number of questions regarding the role of the Refugee Convention in the context of today’s global #displacement challenges. The #Refugee Convention is the cornerstone of the international refugee #protection regime and remains a life-saving instrument that ensures millions of #people fleeing conflict and #persecution each year can access #safety and #protection across borders. There are 35.3 million #refugees #worldwide, with 70 per cent remaining in countries neighbouring their own and 76 per cent hosted in low- and middle-income countries. https://lnkd.in/exezszXP
