Monday, 20 June 2016

Arab League expresses its concern about the continued increase in the number of refugees in the region

Cairo (Ina) , League of Arab States expressed its deep concern at the continued increase in the number of refugees in the Arab region for the sixth year, following the crisis experienced by several countries, led by Syria. Noting that it has reached the number of Syrian refugees only registered with the High Commissioner of the United Nations for Refugees last May refugees more than 4.8 million refugees. 
The Arab League said in a statement issued by the Arab regional consultation process on immigration , which holds the Arab League 's technical secretariat - to the waves of asylum renewable and displacement each of Libya, Iraq, Yemen and Somalia, which bear the Arab region the brunt of these crises - whether by hosting the largest number of refugees or provide funding to provide them with the necessary humanitarian assistance. 
She explained: It is there in the region , 5.53 percent of the total refugee population in theworld, of whom Palestinian refugees who are long - suffering and human tragedy. Noting theparticipation of Arab countries effectively in three international conferences for donors to support the humanitarian situation in Syria, which was held in Kuwait in the years 2013 and 2014 and 2015. 
She Arab League also concerned about the continued suffering of the Palestinian refugees, loaded Israel responsible for the long - suffering, especially crime uprooted from their homeland. Calling on the international community and a special agency of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to assume full responsibilities towards them under the United Nations resolutions and insist on their right to return to their homeland under resolution Alsadran United Nations General Assembly 194 
and praised the role played by the interested refugee affairs organizations. Stressing theimportance of concerted efforts to raise the economic, social and security burdens on neighboring countries receiving large numbers of refugees and displaced persons, out of asense of shared responsibility on the part of the various actors in the international community. The 
Arab League and stressed the importance of participating effectively and with the highest level of representation in the high - level meeting on the broad moves immigrants and refugees held by the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2016 on thesidelines of its one - seventy.

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