Africa: UNHCR Welcomes the European Commission's Proposals and Calls for Their Full and Swift Implementation

press release

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 11 September 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, welcomes the European Commission's proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the current refugee crisis in Europe. Given the urgency of the situation these proposals need to be implemented fully and swiftly.

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