[113] REFUGEE CRISIS (02):
UN Secretary-General discusses refugee, migrant crisis with UK Prime Minister
Source: ONU; UN News Centre; 9 September 2015
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A group of
people walking on a dirt road near the town of Gevgelija in the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, after crossing the border at Idomeni in Greece. Photo:
UNICEF/Gjorgji Klincarov
9 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today discussed
the refugee and migrant crisis with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United
Kingdom, as he continued to confer with European leaders on what has become the
biggest influx of people into the continent in decades.
“This has been part of a
series of calls he has made to European leaders in recent days, in which the
Secretary-General has stressed the individual and collective responsibility of
European States to respond responsibly and humanely to the arrival of refugees
and migrants in Europe,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters.
Mr. Ban has spoken recently
with the leaders of Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland,
and Slovakia, appealing to them to be “the voice of those in need of
protection” and to quickly find a joint approach to address their basic needs.
“The Secretary-General,”
Mr. Haq added, “has assured European leaders of the United Nations readiness,
through its agencies, in particular UNHCR [the UN refugee agency], to
continue supporting their efforts to develop a response that is effective,
feasible and in line with universal human rights and humanitarian standards,
including the right to claim asylum.”
In a separate development,
the UN chief welcomed the initiative by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) to make $2 million available to National Olympic Committees for
programmes focused on refugees. The IOC already works with a number of UN
agencies, notably UNHCR.
Mr. Ban has repeatedly
underscored the great work done by civil society organizations in bringing help
and support to refugees worldwide, including through the support provided to
the activities of the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Youth Refugees and
Sport, Jacques Rogge.
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