Ron Redmond Quotes (18 Quotes)

Although many of the Congolese were born in Sudan and are well integrated into Sudanese society, they express a strong desire and determination to return to their homeland. Older Congolese refugees, some of whom have spent four decades in exile in Sudan, say they want to live out the remainder of their lives in their own country.

At this stage it is not entirely clear who is responsible for this recruitment. But we can say that some of the refugees who were recruited have since returned to the camps.

The libraries will include the latest nursinghealth information and provide training to better meet refugee health needs.

The danger is out there, ... If you don't know the condition of your village, don't go back.

After more than a quarter of a century of misrule, much still remains to be done to rebuild the country. Overall, the conditions are in place for refugees to return to their country in safety and dignity.

For many, last November's peaceful elections were a sign that after 14 years of unrest and violence, Liberia is back on the road to peace and stability.

Old women are now being shot through the doors of their apartments -- including two women in their 70s within the past week.

We reminded the government of Chad that it has the primary responsibility for ensuring the security of refugee camps on its territory.

After this emergency phase, our priority will be to empower the Pakistan authorities, local NGOs and quake survivors themselves in order to facilitate the process of return and rehabilitation once winter ends.

There is also a concern about the increasing and more restrictive asylum policies across Europe. This has also, we fear, led to a lack of access to proper procedures for people seeking asylum.

We are concerned that the drive to keep the number of asylum seekers as low as possible may be resulting in some genuine refugees being denied the protection they need.

We hope their unprecedented mission to this neglected region will help re-focus international attention on the suffering of millions of refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees.

We would certainly hope that these governments would receive fleeing asylum seekers,

She pledged that her government would work with UNHCR and other partners to reintegrate them into their communities, to identify employment opportunities, and to help them obtain those basic services that will enable them to resume a normal life. Her filmed message will be part of a UNHCR mass information campaign for some 190,000 Liberian refugees who are still scattered across West Africa.

If more resources and significant resources are not announced immediately, we will not be able to make the further essential programs and commitments to assist refugees.

It's important that there be an ongoing conversation and dialogue about it. When people are talking with each other, things work out.

Living conditions in spontaneous camps are an ongoing concern. Our technical mobile teams have been fixing latrines, bathrooms and communal kitchens in 50 of these camps so far.

From a global perspective, refugee is a neutral term.