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and interreligious dialogue is a great challenge and perhaps more important today than at any time in the recent past he said#

Noting violent e0tremism as a serious concern he said that there is a clear need for the international community to uniteacross all religions and all countries in response to such threats align strategies and provide resources commensurate to thetask#

1ith the 23'year review of the !lobal (ounter'/errorism 4trategy and the tabling of the 4ecretary'!eneral+s *lan of "ction

to *revent 5iolent 60tremism Member 4tates and the UN system now have a good opportunity to advance their thinking onhow best to tackle these challenges he said#

7n his opening remarks Nassir "bdula.i. "l'Nasser &igh )epresentative for the UN "lliance of (ivili.ations 8UN"$(9highlighted that mutual respect for different faiths and cultures is the bedrock of a world at peace and understanding andacceptance of differences in religious beliefs are the foundations of long'term sustainable development#

“*rosperity and well'being demands that people coe0ist in full respect of their diversity” he said#

/he UN"$( has been developing pro:ects that bring together people especially young people as they are the prime targetsof violent e0tremism he said#

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%l +io is not a oneo$$ eent,( *+ says, #alling $or a#tion toaddress "henoenon(s i"a#ts

6 May – /he international community must boost efforts to build thecapacity for disaster risk management and readiness to prevent 6l

NiCo weather e0tremes from causing humanitarian crises in affectedcountries and impeding their development the *resident of the United

Nations 6conomic and 4ocial (ouncil 86($4$(9 said today#

“1e must remember that 6l NiCo is not a one'off event but recurringglobal phenomena that we must address for future generations and toachieve the 4ustainable Aevelopment !oals 84A!s9” said 6($4$(*resident $h Doon at the opening of a special meeting on 7mpacts ofthe ?32>E2B 6l NiCo phenomenon= )educing risks and capturing

opportunities at UN &eadquarters in New Fork#

“"ll partners the United Nations international and regionalorgani.ations civil society the private sector and the scientific

community need to take coordinated and fortified action to tackle 6l NiCo risks” he added#

Mr# $h underscored that since ?32> the world has witnessed the largest 6l NiCo occurrence to date with many developingcountries in ,atin "merica "frica "sia and the *acific suffering under its “devastating and far'reaching impacts”#

“60treme weather conditions have become more frequent with climate change bringing droughts fire destruction ofagricultural production poor health and diseases and displacement of people all over the world# /hese conditions also affectcommodity prices and the prospects for sustainable development” he stressed#

Noting that 6l NiCo is a good e0ample of climate change affecting the livelihood of people the 6($4$( *resident said thatMarshall 7slands the


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yria *+ #ondens #a" &o&ing, underlines "oliti#alsolution %ore urgent than eer(

6 May – 4ecretary'!eneral -an Hi'moon and other senior United

Nations officials today “unreservedly” condemned yesterday+s bombing of two camps for displaced people in 4armada located innorth'western 4yria which according to early reports by firstresponders killed around @3 civilians including children#

7n a statement Mr# -an reiterated his call on the 4ecurity (ouncil tosend a strong message to all warring parties that there will be “seriousconsequences” for grave violations of international humanitarian andhuman rights law#

“/hose responsible for yesterday+s seemingly calculated attackagainst civilians in the camp in 7dlib which could constitute a warcrime must be held accountable” he said urging the 4ecurity (ouncilto refer the situation in 4yria to the 7nternational (riminal (ourt#

"lso calling the attacks “a flagrant violation of international humanitarian and human rights law” the $ffice of the UN &igh(ommissioner for )efugees 8UN&()9 said the strikes demonstrate once again the “e0treme difficulty” confronting civiliansfleeing violence in 4yria as they try to find safety#

"ccording to UN&() the informal settlement of !hita "l')ahmeh near the village of "l'Hamoneh was hosting around?>33 peopleIappro0imately J>3 familiesIwho had already fled their homes in western and northern rural "leppo sincelate last year# )eports indicate that many people have since fled to surrounding hills fearing further attacks#

/he victims of the strikes are among some B#> million internally displaced people in 4yria many of whom have beenuprooted several times as the frontlines of conflict have shifted over the last five years#

“7t is an unacceptable tragedy that civilians who had already fled for their lives have been targeted in this wayK the strikesdemonstrate shameful scorn for the sanctity of the civilian nature of camps for internally displaced people” the agency+sstatement stressed# “" political solution to the 4yrian conflict is more urgent than ever#”

Meanwhile the UN &igh (ommissioner for &uman )ights Leid )aad "l &ussein stated that given these tent settlementshave been in these locations for several weeks and can be clearly viewed from the air “it is e0tremely unlikely that thesemurderous attacks were an accident#”

“7t is far more likely they were deliberate and amount to a war crime” Mr# Leid underscored# “My staff along with otherorgani.ations will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to research and record evidence of what appears to be a

particularly despicable and calculated crime against an e0tremely vulnerable group of people#”

/he UN human rights chief also indicated that initial reports suggest the attacks were carried out by 4yrian !overnmentaircraft “but this remains to be verified#”

“7t is hard to find any more words to describe the horror facing civilians in 4yria= bombed and slaughtered in their homesshot in the streets and tortured in prisonsK bombed in their hospital bedsK bombed in the camps they flee toK facing immensedifficulties crossing borders to escape the horror that has engulfed their country for five long yearsK and finally – if theysomehow manage to get there – facing re:ection and 0enophobia in 6urope” he stated#

7n addition the &igh (ommissioner said he is alarmed about developments in &ama (entral *rison where a riot took placeon 2 May after the authorities reportedly tried to e0tract five detainees and take them to the notorious 4idnaya prison where

" woman prepares a meal at a makeshi!t outdoor cooking area# atopthe mudd grounds o! the Ba( "l )alame camp !or *DPs# near the

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they were allegedly going to be e0ecuted#

“Aetainees took control of a section of the prison and are holding some guards hostage and the authorities have cut offwater and electricity supplies” Mr# Leid reported# “&eavily armed security forces are surrounding the prison and we fearthat a possibly lethal assault is imminent# &undreds of lives are at stake and 7 call on the authorities to resort to mediationor other alternatives to force#”

4oliti#al i"asse adds %new layer o$ #o"li#ations( to Ira)(s#o"le #hallenges *+ enoy

6 May – " profound political crisis has engulfed 7raq adding “a newlayer of complications to the already comple0 set of military securityhumanitarian economic and human rights challenges” the United

Nations envoy for the country warned today urging the !overnmentconstitutional and political leaders and civil society to work togetherto break the impasse and advance reforms#

“" business as usual approach simply will not be enough for the people” Dn HubiO the 4ecretary'!eneral+s 4pecial )epresentative

for 7raq said in his periodic briefing to the 4ecurity (ouncil# “/heywant genuine change that will improve their lives#”


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7raq including the Hurdistan region#

7t is imperative that both -aghdad and 6rbil remain committed to reaching an understanding on oil e0ports and revenue'sharing on *eshmerga salaries and on other outstanding issues including those that concerns situation in the liberated anddisputed areas#

Iraq’s humanitarian crisis remains one of the world’s worst

$n the humanitarian situation he said 7raq faces one of the world+s worst crises# 7n the last year the number of 7raqis inneed has doubled to nearly a third of the population – over ten million people#

Military campaigns depending on scope and intensity will almost certainly lead to mass displacement in the months ahead#7n a worst case scenario more than ? million more 7raqis may be newly displaced by the end of the year he said#

/he ?32B &umanitarian )esponse *lan requests PQB2 million to provide life'saving assistance to seven million 7raqis#Aisappointingly only a quarter of this amount has been secured thus far# Unless P@33 million is received by Dune key front'line life'saving programmes will be cut'back or closed#

/urning to the issue of missing Huwaiti people and property he said that the UN "ssistance Mission for 7raq 8UN"M79 will

be reaching out to different stakeholders to seek their assistance in various aspects that will push the process forward#

&owever the main responsibility in ensuring advancement lies with the !overnment of 7raq# R1hile we remain cognisant ofthe sheer volume of challenges that 7raq is currently facing its international obligations have to be fulfilled and this issuecannot fall by the wayside” he said#

*na##o"anied re$ugee and igrant #hildren in uro"e %$alling&etween the #ra#'s( *+IF

6 May – New data reveal that a record GB>33 unaccompanied refugeeand migrant children applied for asylum across 6urope in ?32> theUnited Nations (hildren+s


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UN7(6< also stressed the importance of speeding up decisions involving a child pointing out that children currently have towait up to 22 months between registration and transfer to a country that has agreed to accept them# /he agency said thewaiting period should be no longer than G3 days and there should be immediate appointment of a guardian and acceleratedfamily reunification# 4uch measures are key to protecting unaccompanied children and preventing them from going missingUN7(6< stressed#

/he GB>33 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in 6urope in ?32> represent about ?3 per cent of the total number of

children who sought asylum#

/he ma:ority were teenage boys from "fghanistan while 4yrians were the second'largest group# " significant number wereunder 2J years of age and travelling alone without the protection of adult family members or guardians the agency noted#

7n addition UN7(6< said that in some countries unaccompanied children made up more than half of all children whoarrived in ?32># 7n 4weden lone adolescents accounted for >3 per cent of all child refugees while in 7taly 2?@33unaccompanied children arrived and a further J333 were with their families#

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6 May – /he top United Nations official in the (entral "frican)epublic 8(")9 met this week with the new National "ssemblywhich took office after a series of successful elections supported byUN peacekeepers in the country#

*arfait $nanga'"nyanga 4pecial )epresentative of the 4ecretary'!eneral and &ead of the UN Multidimensional 7ntegrated4tabili.ation Mission in the country known by its


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M7NU4(" was established in ?32J to protect civilians and support the transitional government# 1hen the UN 4ecurity(ouncil renewed the Mission+s mandate for another year in "pril ?32> one of the roles of UN peacekeepers was to work onan urgent basis to support the /ransitional "uthorities headed by -angui+s former mayor (atherine 4amba'*an.a and the

National 6lectoral "uthority 8N6"9 to hold “free fair transparent and inclusive presidential and legislative elections#”

/hat meant supporting a constitutional referendum on 2@ Aecember and legislative and presidential elections in late

Aecember 3 tons of materials in coordination with thenational authorities” said "lain Nkanga a M7NU4(" 6lectoral $fficer involved with the logistics#

“7 recall that for the referendum when we received the ballot paper it was four days before the elections# 7n principle it isvery difficult to deploy that much material in :ust four days including to far off villages# -ut thanks to the good cooperationwith !overnment this challenge was met#”

/he UN helped to make sure that not only citi.ens of (") within the country+s borders could vote but also those seekingrefuge in neighbouring (ameroon (had the Aemocratic )epublic of the (ongo and the )epublic of the (ongo#

/ripartite agreements were worked out with the !overnments of those asylum countries allowing the UN )efugee "gency8UN&()9 to provide logistical support to National 6lectoral "uthorities to refugee camps and urban refugee settlements andfor registration materials prior to and during the vote#

"s a result the turnout rate for the first round of the presidential elections among the registered refugee population was B2

per cent while the turnout rate for the second round was J3 per cent of registered refugees#


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"nother said that she had been waiting in line for some time but was determined to cast her ballot= “7t doesn+t evendiscourage me because the future of my country is at work# 7t+s my duty# 7 have to vote#”

"s none of the @3 presidential candidates met the required threshold of >3 per cent vote the elections went to a secondround#

5isiting polling sites Mr# $nanga'"nyanga said that by voting people had shown they wanted a “peaceful and absolutely

transparent” electoral process#

“/hese people want to move on” he added# “/hese people want to turn the page#”

/he polls were preceded by a referendum on 2@ Aecember e0tended to 2J Aecember for a proposed new constitution thatwould limit future presidents to two five'year terms in office# /he referendum passed with G@ per cent of the votes#

!econd round of the election

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*+ laun#hes ulti"artner trust $und $or 8i'a irus res"onse

6 May – United Nations 4ecretary'!eneral -an Hi'moon todayannounced the establishment of the UN Lika )esponse Multi'*artner/rust yearscould be lost and urges all partners to concentrate their efforts toincrease and front'load investments to ensure that the global "7A4epidemic is ended as a public health threat by ?3@3#

“/he "7A4 response has delivered more than results# 7t has deliveredthe aspiration and the practical foundation to end the epidemic by?3@3” said Mr# -an in the report# “-ut if we accept the status quounchanged the epidemic will rebound in several low' and middle'income countries# $ur tremendous investment and the world+s most

*n &?te d@*voire# a counsellor !rom UN*&E7 partner N,% 7emme

"ctive# instructs an adolescent (o# diagnosed with '*A in 01# onhow to take his antiretroviral -"RA3 medication correctl. Photo$UN*&E7/%livier "sselin


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inspiring movement for the right to health will have been in vain#”

"ccording to a press release issued by the Doint UN *rogramme on &75E"7A4 8UN"7A49 the review of progress looks atthe gains made particularly since the ?322 *olitical Aeclaration on &75 and "7A4 which accelerated action by uniting theworld around a set of ambitious targets for ?32>#

“/he progress made has been inspiring” said Mr# -an# “)eaching 2> million people with antiretroviral therapy nine months

before the Aecember ?32> deadline is a ma:or global victory#”

/he report outlines that the rapid treatment scale'up has been a ma:or contributing factor to the J? per cent decline in "7A4'related deaths since the peak in ?33J and notes that this has caused life e0pectancy in the countries most affected by &75 torise sharply in recent years#

7t also underlines the critical role civil society has played in securing many of the gains made and the leadership provided by people living with &75# (ommunity efforts have been key to removing many of the obstacles faced in scaling up the "7A4response including reaching people at risk of &75 infection with &75 services helping people to adhere to treatment andreinforcing other essential health services#

7n the report however the UN chief also calls the shortfalls in the implementation of the ?322 *olitical Aeclaration on &75

and "7A4 distressing revealing that even as new &75 prevention tools and approaches have emerged &75 prevention programmes have weakened in recent years owing to inadequate leadership weak accountability and declining funding# &enotes that new &75 infections declined by :ust Q per cent between ?323 and ?32J#

/he report draws attention to regions where new &75 infections are continuing to rise such as in eastern 6urope and central"sia – where new &75 infections rose by @3 per cent between ?333 and ?32J mostly among people who in:ect drugs – andin the Middle 6ast and North "frica as well as in the "sia–*acific region#

/he report also emphasi.es the necessity of repealing punitive laws and repressive policies that criminali.e same'se0 se0ualrelations people who use drugs and se0 workers since they impede access to services#

“1e must reinforce rights'based approaches including those that foster gender equality and empower women” said Mr#

-an# “"ccess to services must be ensured for the people most affected marginali.ed and discriminated against including people living with &75 young women and their se0ual partners in sub'4aharan "frica children and adolescentseverywhere and gay men and other men who have se0 with men se0 workers and their clients people who in:ect drugstransgender people people in prison people with disabilities migrants and refugees#”

/he report gives strong emphasis to the links between the response to &75 and the success of the 4ustainable Aevelopment!oals 84A!s9#


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#uador *+ re"orts )ua'e death toll hits 6609 donor res"onse"oor

6 May – "t the start of the third week of response to the ;#Q

magnitude earthquake in 6cuador the country+s call for P;?#; millionin financial assistance has received little support while the death tollhas risen to BB3 the United Nations humanitarian aid wing said todayurging donors to contribute to the pro:ects that benefit the affected

people#

/he UN $ffice for the (oordination of &umanitarian "ffairs 8$(&"9said that ?@ persons are still missing nearly ;333 buildings have beendestroyed and >B3 schools have been affected with 2BB of themsuffering medium to severe damage#

&ealth assistance has been provided to >2@;B? people includingJB3> in:ured during the first ;? hours of the emergency and thenumber of people in shelters has decreased to ??;>J#

&umanitarian aid continues to reach affected .ones mainly urban centres and shelters# /wo missions deployed during the past weekend to *ortovie:o and *edernales the areas hit hard# " multi'sector initial rapid assessment 8M7)"9 andassessments by individual sectors are under way#

/he !overnment recently announced the replacement of top officials in the 4ecretariat for )isk Management 84!)9 theMinistry of May ?32B – a large number of civil societyorgani.ations made representations about the escalation of violencethat began in $ctober ?32> in the 1est -ank including 6astDerusalem in which several *alestinians were killed during or afterattacks on 7sraeli civilians or members of the security forces#

“/estimonies presented before the 4pecial (ommittee in the form of videos and oral and written submissions showed that inmany cases the 7sraeli security forces have used disproportionate force in some instances leading to possible e0tra':udicial

*n "t +ur# near "l 9a5assad hospital in East erusalem# one o!several road(locks# placed ( *sraeli !orces in %cto(er 01< in

Palestinian neigh(ourhoods# as the wave o! violence across the

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e0ecutions” the 4pecial (ommittee said#

"ac# of ‘systematic investigation’

" related concern presented before the (ommittee is the lack of “systematic investigation into cases of apparent e0cessiveuse of force by 7sraeli security forces#” /he (ommittee said that the importance of fully investigating all incidents wheresecurity forces have allegedly caused death or in:ury and of holding those responsible to account was underscored#

/he (ommittee noted that against this backdrop and the lack of progress made on accountability in relation to the ?32J!a.a escalation fears were e0pressed about what was described as “the faulty :ustice system” in 7srael and the dilemmafaced by some non'governmental organi.ations on whether to approach the e0isting 7sraeli :ustice system civil or militaryfor redress#

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from a representative of a -edouin community at risk of forcible transfer#

/he 4pecial (ommittee said it also heard about the negative impact of the occupation on children+s education in the 1est-ank including 6ast Derusalem among others as a result of frequent raids by 7sraeli security forces inside school premisesduring classroom hours the arrest and detention of teachers and students and the intimidating presence of soldiers on roadsin close vicinity to schools and at multiple checkpoints along the way to school#


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and fragmented#”

“&ow can we in the civili.ed world not recogni.e by now that humanitarian and development aid is the most effective wayto prevent and fight terrorism and radicalism” asked *rincess &aya# “/he best way to win this war is to give people in needhope and dignity#”

7n her interview with the UN News Centre *rincess &aya called the United Nations and the UN (harter a “rallying point”

which can help to unite diverse actors to overcome the challenges faced by the "rab communities and around the world#

Princess Haya talks about her role as UN Messenger o$ Peace" Credit# UN News Centre

*rincess &aya is married to 4heikh Mohammed -in )ashid "l Maktoum 5ice'*resident and *rime Minister of the United"rab 6mirates# /he U"6 has been a top donor to the humanitarian aid according to figures from the $rgani.ation for6conomic (ooperation and Aevelopment 8$6(A9#

7n a personal story &er )oyal &ighness recalled meeting a 4outh 4udanese woman who had walked for nearly two weekswith a child on her back to seek shelter in a crowded camp in 6thiopia#

“7 was like you+ she told me” *rincess &aya said describing a woman who had once had a house a husband and a sense

of dignity and pride which was overshadowed by squatting amongst hundreds of other women waiting for a bucket of food#

)eferring to the woman as a “mirror” for society *rincess &aya urged the international community to work together for her#

“4he also deserves a life with dignity and the ability to take care of her family# "nd without that for her and people like herour e0istence will be :ust as fragile as theirs” the UN Messenger of *eace noted#

)ecalling the woman and many others whose stories she had shared in *rincess &aya stressed that the real champions arenot high'level advocates like her but the people being affected#

=outh e"loyent an %a&solute "riority( in >atin -eri#a *+la&our #hie$

6 May – “7nnovative solutions” with a concrete action plan are crucialto tackle youth employment challenge in ,atin "merica the Airector'!eneral of the United Nations+ 7nternational ,abour $rgani.ation87,$9 told representatives at the Gth 7bero'"merican (onference ofMinisters of ,abour recently held in (olombia#

“Fouth employment is an absolute priority” !uy )yder said duringthe ministerial conference adding that the “lack of trust of young

people” is a huge challenge which requires “innovative solutions#”

6ight million youth are unemployed in 7bero'"merica howeverinformality affects B3 per cent of those who succeed in landing a :obaccording to Mr# )yder#

&e added that we should “aim for another level moving from genericsolutions to specific programs” for youth#

1arning that regardless of the time in which they live Mr# )yder said that the aspiration of youth is to have a life plan#

“1e must listen to and involve young people as they are strategic actors” said Mr# )yder stressing that “if we fail our

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societies are going to have big problems#”

7n this regard 7,$ has launched a global initiative for discussions on the future employment in the region#

“/he world has changed and will change but ultimately what is required is the same= access to decent work and the possibility of developing a life pro:ect” he added#

Auring his two'day visit to (olombia Mr# )yder also met with *resident Duan Manuel 4antos who welcomed a new*ro:oven law#

/his bill no longer requires a military card for those :oining the labour market and offers new incentives for employers tohire young people while also implementing rural youth employment action plans#

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Interiew with ?aren -&u8ayd, "e#ial -diser on the uiton -ddressing >arge Moeents o$ !e$ugees and Migrants

6 May – Haren "buLayd wants you to think of refugees and migrants

in a positive way# /he United Nations 4pecial "dviser has beenworking behind the scenes since Danuary to raise support for globalcompacts to support large movements of refugees and migrants# /hesewill be up for discussion on 2G 4eptember ?32B when the UN willhost a high'level meeting to address large movements of refugees andmigrants with the aim of bringing Member 4tates together behind amore humane and coordinated approach#

"head of that summit the 4ecretary'!eneral will issue on G May areport %n Sa$ety and &ignity# Addressing 'arge Mo!ements o$ (e$ugees and Migrants"

/here are close to ?>3 million people on the move globally of whichnearly 2> million are refugees according to the report# (lose to ;> per

cent of the people in the latter group come from :ust 22 countries and more than half of them are hosted in :ust sevencountries#

4o how do you emphasi.e the positive contributions of people leaving or forced to leave their homes against the challengesof trying to help large groups of people "nd how do you analy.e the challenges shared by “refugees” and “migrants” whiletaking into account legal distinctions between the two groups

/he UN News Centre spoke to Ms# "buLayd about these questions and her work with UN entities Member 4tates and civilsociety in the lead up to the 4ummit#

UN News &entre$ +he )ecretar=,eneral@s report on large movements o! re!ugees and migrants will (e su(mitted on

9a. 4hat are the ke !indings

Fou treat the emergency treat the development and help the people be happy with what theyre doing#

Faren "(u>ad= $ur findings are not going to be surprising because they describe the situation of refugees and migrantsaround the world in general termsK we dont deal with any specific situation or a specific group of people# 1ere talkingabout refugees and migrants everywhere and the report is addressing a global audience so were not talking VWX :ust about4yrians or :ust about 6urope but about the refugees and migrants who are increasing in numbers around the world#

"nd our findings are more recommendations – thats the important part – which we address as commitments that we e0pectand hope that the Member 4tates will be making VandX that will be negotiated now# /hese are mainly commitments to workfaster when theres a refugee outflowK to work more collectively because no 4tate can handle any of these – neither the

migrants nor the refugee crises – alone# /hey have the earlier VuneditedX version of the report so they are already beginningto work on what kind of outcome there will be and well have to see which recommendations they agree to#

/hey need to look not :ust at getting people to a place safely which is one of the first things but also to help them beincluded in the countries where they are stayingK to have :obs to have scholarships to learn a language# "ll of the things thatVWX are on the development side# 4o you treat the emergency treat the development and help the people be happy with whatthey+re doing#

UN News &entre$ +he UN and the wider international communit are pushing !or a new approach to largemovements o! re!ugees and migrants. 4hat could this new approach include

Faren "(u>ad# )pecial "dviser on the )ummit on "ddressing 6arge

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UN News &entre$ 4hat is our role (etween now and the )ummit

Faren "(u>ad= 7t+s partly advocating for the report# 1e still hope to be in touch with Member 4tates# 1e met with Q3"mbassadors on the way up to the reports from Danuary to now and a lot of civil society organi.ations and anyone whoasked to meet us# 4o from now on we will :ust follow that up# 1e already have a number of travels and in placing theinvitations to certain places that we want to talk about# 1e+ll go to the 1orld &umanitarian 4ummit we+ll be going to-russels we+re going to !ent where there are agencies dealing with refugees#

1e may be able to visit some of the refugee'receiving and refugee' producing countries and especially where there arelarge numbers of protracted refugee situations which are e0tremely important and very much neglected# V333 people from the crisis last year theysaid immediately the economy improved where they were settled and thats what happens# )efugees are very keen to maketheir contribution and to benefit the hosts being so good to them# "nd 7 think most countries find the benefit in getting

people out of refugee camps and into :obs# 1eve had these statements made by people who say when 7 give a refugee a :obhe+s no longer a refugee#

UN News &entre$ 4ith Henopho(ia on the rise# what can the UN realisticall do to help

Faren "(u>ad= 1ell we can talk about it and one of our main recommendations is that we have to work on the narrativeand making that narrative a positive one# "nd 7 think we might see the 4ecretary'!eneral taking charge of starting acampaign against 0enophobia and talking about the language and so on# "nd if he does that 7 think thats a really importantthing that he will leave behind us here with his office at the end of the year# 7 think thats one reason he wanted to have thisvery important summit# &e saw how crucial the issue is after last year and that we do have to VWX address this better wehave to manage it better and we have to do it together and not :ust leave it as 7 said to the neighbouring 4tate or to onereceiving 4tate# 1e have to get together and work on this#

UN News &entre$ 8ou@ve worked with the UN !or the past three decades. 'ow has the situation o! re!ugees and


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migrants changed over that time

Faren "(u>ad= 7 think it+s changed enough to see that when 7 first started working with refugees it was in the 4udan witha million people coming in from three different sides of the country and with UN&()s help then the 4udanese managedthat# 1eve seen other large flows of refugees coming from 5iet Nam coming from -osnia and its all been managed therehas been a system set up to make it work – temporary protection here the inclusion in development elsewhere and :ust youknow refugee camps food good enough once that refugees are ok not like theyre all complaining now a days#

4o it seems much more dire now it+s probably how fast they have come in or how many have come in# /hey+ve come intosmall places like little islands Vand it isX not fair to the island and not fair to the refugees either# 4o 7 think thats why wehave to look again at a special plan for each when we can have this standard plan of going in and registering everyone in

putting them in temporary housing or temporary tents or whatever# 4o there are differences and 7 think not :ust morerefugees and migrants but also not as many people going back home and thats something that we had in parallel in UN&()in earlier years#

1e had repatriation operations which were very happy ones because the refugees were going home their governmentswanted them home the host governments were happy to see them go VWX so youre :ust not seeing as much of thathappening right now#

UN News &entre$ 4hat are some o! the !avourite eHperiences that ou recall !rom our I0 ears with the UN

/hey are trying to make their lives as positive as possible to do the best they can#

Faren "(u>ad= 7 :ust mentioned repatriation operations you know and if youre working them they are happy operations#-ut 7 worked in some of the most difficult places with refugee outflows# 7 worked and lived in !a.a for 23 years with the*alestine refugees# -ut 7 think what one always remembers is the resilienceK it+s a word we hear a lot and is used a lot but itis what the refugees managed to do in the midst of the worst sort of circumstances terrible living conditions# Fou knowtheyre refugees in the camp in wherever but yet they make things work and they keep things going and they keep smilingsometimes#

"nd we :ust have to remember that the children growing up in these kinds of conditions need as much attention as we cangive them so that they have some good memories of their childhood and are getting educated and in seeing some positivee0amples of where they might go or where their family might go# 7 :ust feel 7ve had a really rewarding life# 7m very gratefulfor somehow getting into this refugee business and human rights business because you really feel that there theres a needout there and that youre somehow helping to move others to understand that need and to maybe do something about it#

UN News &entre$ *s there anthing else ou would like to add

Faren "(u>ad= Dust think about the refugee and migrant and think about them in a positive way# 7 did try to do that is asthey are trying to make their lives as positive as possible to do the best they can#

un daily news 06 may 2016

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