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Serbia has shown responsibility in acceptance, treatment of migrants
Belgrade/Geneva,
2 October 2017
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said in Geneva today that Serbia as a transit country has invested a lot of effort and human and financial resources to deal with the refugee and migrant crisis.
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msp.gov.rs
Speaking at the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissariat for Refugees (UNHCR) held in Geneva today, Dacic pointed out that the situation of refugees and migrants today is complex and requires unimpeded attention, efficiency, and most of all solidarity of all relevant actors.
He recalled that since mid-2015 Serbia has been in the centre of the Western Balkan migrant route and nearly all migrants who left from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and other unstable areas to reach the countries of Western and Northern Europe - over 900,000 people - went through it.
The Serbian government has shown responsibility in ensuring appropriate acceptance, temporary accommodation, health care, food aid and drugs, as well as all information on the asylum procedure, with full respect for the human rights of refugees and migrants, and with respect to international standards, Dacic underlined.
Experience teaches us that there is no simple, administrative solution for the refugee problem. That is why we are ready to contribute to the Global Refugee Agreement through sharing our experiences on the challenges of long-term displacement and on best practices in resolving the problem of displacement, Dacic said.
He recalled that since mid-2015 Serbia has been in the centre of the Western Balkan migrant route and nearly all migrants who left from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and other unstable areas to reach the countries of Western and Northern Europe - over 900,000 people - went through it.
The Serbian government has shown responsibility in ensuring appropriate acceptance, temporary accommodation, health care, food aid and drugs, as well as all information on the asylum procedure, with full respect for the human rights of refugees and migrants, and with respect to international standards, Dacic underlined.
Experience teaches us that there is no simple, administrative solution for the refugee problem. That is why we are ready to contribute to the Global Refugee Agreement through sharing our experiences on the challenges of long-term displacement and on best practices in resolving the problem of displacement, Dacic said.
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