Published : 15-08-2018
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said it was too early to talk about a mass return of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
"We think that it's premature to promote returns. Syria is still very insecure, there's still a lot of war going on in Syria," Filippo Grandi, the head of the UN refugee agency, said on Monday, after meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin.
"If some people decide, they make their own personal voluntary choice, we need to see how we can support them”, added Grandi. “But I think it's premature to think of a mass repatriation program."
Grandi added that the UN cannot secure a safe return of five million refugees scattered in neighboring countries.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said it was too early to talk about a mass return of Syrian refugees to their homeland.
"We think that it's premature to promote returns. Syria is still very insecure, there's still a lot of war going on in Syria," Filippo Grandi, the head of the UN refugee agency, said on Monday, after meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin.
"If some people decide, they make their own personal voluntary choice, we need to see how we can support them”, added Grandi. “But I think it's premature to think of a mass repatriation program."
Grandi added that the UN cannot secure a safe return of five million refugees scattered in neighboring countries.