2, June 2016

Angelina Jolie says humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down 0

Angelina Jolie Pitt, the UN refugee agency’s special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down. 10993-xki6wtMs Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC’s World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues.

She warned against a “fear of migration” and a “race to the bottom” as countries competed to be the toughest to protect themselves. Earlier, the UNHCR’s head said the refugee crisis was now a global issue. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told the BBC that simply turning migrants away “won’t work”.

Source: BBC