UN refugee agency urges safeguard compliance before any returns begin under EU-Turkey deal
Apr 02, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged parties to the recent EU-Turkey agreement on refugees and migrants to ensure all safeguards are in place before any returns begin.
UN rights chief concerned over 'collective expulsion' of migrants after EU-Turkey deal
Mar 25, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Mar 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The top United Nations human rights official on Thursday expressed serious concern over the recent accord between the European Union (EU) and Turkey to stem the large-scale flow of refugees and migrants into Greece and Europe, stressing that individual cases must be assessed adequately to avoid a “collective expulsion.â€
UN refugee agency redefines role in Greece as EU-Turkey deal comes into effect
Mar 23, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations refugee agency has announced that it is “not a party†to the new provisions agreed between the European Union (EU) and Turkey to stem the large-scale flow of refugees and migrants into Greece and Europe, and that it will align its work to cope with the deal.