U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday said a record 123 million people have been displaced from their homes around the world – a number that has more than doubled over the past decade.
Grandi said nations should not attempt to deal with the problem by tightening their border controls. Instead, he demanded more liberal asylum policies from the countries migrants are attempting to enter.
“You might then ask: what can be done? For a start, do not focus only on your borders,” Grandi said after laying out the refugee numbers at the annual U.N. Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) meeting in Geneva.
“We must seek to address the root causes of displacement, and work toward solutions. I beg you all that we continue to work – together and with humility – to seize every opportunity to find solutions for refugees,” he said.
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