Thu 24 February 2022:
The UN’s high commissioner for refugees has warned that the situation in Ukraine is quickly deteriorating and appealed to neighbouring countries to keep their borders open to people seeking a safe haven.
“We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety,” Filippo Grandi said in a statement.
He added the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) had stepped up its operations and was working with Ukrainian authorities to provide greater humanitarian assistance.
Grandi said the agency was also working with governments in neighbouring countries and called on them “to keep borders open to those seeking safety and protection”.
It is a dark day for world peace. There are no winners in war, but countless lives will be torn apart.
People have started to flee their homes to seek safety.
UNHCR is stepping up operations in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
Full statement below👇🏻https://t.co/WtBGlJWj2b
— Filippo Grandi (@FilippoGrandi) February 24, 2022
NEWS AGENCIES
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS:
TWITTER (CLICK HERE)
https://twitter.com/IpIndependent
FACEBOOK (CLICK HERE)
https://web.facebook.com/ipindependent
Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
