Afghanistan: Reuniting families on the run should be priority, urges UNHCR
2021UN News
Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said Afghan refugees have been approaching UNHCR offices, desperately concerned about the safety and welfare of their loved ones left behind, or living in neighbouring countries. “While recent political developments in Afghanistan have not led to large-scale cross-border displacement, many among pre-existing Afghan refugee and asylum seeker populations remain separated from their families owing to the inaccessibility of family reunification procedures,” she told journalists in Geneva.
Key wordsasylum / asylum seekers / family reunification / forced migration / refugees
CountriesAfghanistan
CategoryPublication