said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cMixed movements of refugees and migrants pose challenges to asylum systems. However, these challenges never justify responses that run counter to international law and negate asylum obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UNHCR said a proposed European Commission Pact on Migration and Asylum, outlined in September 2020, could move the bloc from \u201can ad hoc crisis-driven approach\u201d to one that is more comprehensive, well-managed and predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Progress on ending pushbacks, as well as establishment of independent national mechanisms to investigate them, and measures related to rescues at sea, such as enhanced search and rescue, are \u201curgently needed\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With manageable numbers of new arrivals of refugees and migrants to Europe, now is the time for common action, according to the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UNHCR has urged the French and Czech Presidencies to promote sustainable asylum reform and achieve progress on key issues that include intra EU solidarity, adequate reception conditions, and fair and fast asylum procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, dignified returns for people wishing to go back to their countries of origin, or for those found not to be in need of international protection, are equally crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the absence of consensus on a common EU asylum framework, UNHCR fears further \u201cdetrimental practices\u201d will arise, including proposals to outsource asylum obligations to other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At a time when the number of forcibly displaced people in the world is at an all-time high, when humanitarian needs are increasing, and crucially, when numbers of arrivals to the EU remain manageable, it is essential for the EU to recommit to solidarity\u2014towards people, between states and with countries that host the majority of refugees,\u201d said Mr. Vargas Llosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo matter how high barriers\u2014physical and legislative\u2014may be, desperate people will seek ways to reach safety\u201d, he continued. \u201cManaging borders, sharing responsibility and respecting human rights are compatible\u201d. [IDN-InDepthNews \u2013 11 January 2022]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo: A 23-year-old Afghan refugee has stitched over 700 protective masks during the COVID-19 crisis to help support his new community in France. \u00a9 UNHCR\/Kate Thompson-Gorry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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