Thursday, December 15, 2011

...the PH refugee leadership

UN body praises PHL for refugee leadership


December 15, 2011
GMA News
 
 
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) praised the Philippines for its "leadership in human rights and protection or refugees" in the Asian region and other parts of the world.

UNHCR Antonio Guterres relayed the congratulations to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary (DFA) Albert del Rosario in Geneva, Switzerland last December 6.

Meanwhile, Del Rosario said the Philippines will contribute $100,000 to the UNHCR to show its support for the agency's work for refugees and displaced persons.

"Mr. Guterres observed that the Philippines places human rights at the heart of its noteworthy advocacy for migrant workers," the DFA said .

Guterres notd that the Philippines is only one of two Southeast Asian countries which became a state-party to the 1951 Refugee Convention.

He added the Philippines is the only nation in the region which has signed and ratified the 1954 Convention on Statelessness.

On the other hand, Guterres conveyed the UN's appreciation for the Philippine hosting of a UNHCR Emergency Transit Mechanism for the resettlement for refugees in third countries, and its active engagement with the Bali Process on Human Trafficking. - VVP, GMA News
 

 

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