Statement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, Regarding Solutions for the Residents of Camp New Iraq (Ashraf)
GENEVA - I want to express my deep appreciation for the tireless efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, to reach an agreement with the Government of Iraq regarding a process for the voluntary relocation of the residents of Camp New Iraq (former Camp Ashraf).
UNHCR is fully engaged in this initiative and looks forward to the voluntary and peaceful transfer of the asylum seekers to a temporary site so that UNHCR can proceed immediately with the determination of their status in accordance with its mandate.
I wish to commend the Government of Iraq for extending the deadline for the closure of the camp and for agreeing to provide the necessary facilities with safety and security, so that the process of verification and adjudication can be conducted in a timely and appropriate manner.
I urge all sides to cooperate in good faith to ensure a peaceful process and I reiterate my appeal to the international community to contribute to the achievement of durable solutions for those recognized as refugees through offering resettlement places.
For further information on this topic, please contact:
- In Geneva, Leigh Foster, on mobile +41 79 557 9124
Related news and stories
Twelve years on, Syrian refugees face deepening debt and hunger
UN Refugee Agency warns of extreme hardship for forcibly displaced families this winter
Iraqi doctor provides care and comfort to Yazidi survivors
Iraqi doctor provides care and comfort to Yazidi survivors
Yazidi women box their way to recovery
The 'Boxing Sisters' of Rwanga IDP Camp in Duhok, Iraq
Your search for « ashraf » matched 111 results. Displaying page 1 of 13 pages.
-
Iraq
... Reports Iraq Rapid Needs Assessments UNHCR Iraq Fact Sheet Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf) residents and the determination of their refugee status claims Facilitating the Transition from ...... -
After the deluge: gender and early recovery housing in Sindh, Pakistan. Shaheen Ashraf Shah
1 Dec 2011 ... early recovery housing in Sindh, Pakistan Shaheen Ashraf Shah Department of Sociology University of Warwick United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] January 2012 Policy Development and ...... -
UNHCR statement on today's attack on Iraq's Camp Ashraf
1 Sep 2013 ... UNHCR has received reports this morning of an attack on Camp Ashraf, in eastern Iraq. While we are still seeking detail of what occurred it appears that deadly force has been used and that a number of ...... -
Tunisia provides haven for Yemeni students
3 Nov 2017 ... SFAX, Tunisia – When Murad and Ashraf left Yemen full of hope in 2012 having secured scholarships ... As they pursued their studies in the capital Tunis, Murad, now 27, and Ashraf, 25, watched in horror ...... -
UNHCR urges states to relocate former residents of Camp Ashraf
19 Nov 2013 ... The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) calls for renewed efforts from states to relocate former Camp Ashraf residents, also known as Camp New Iraq. Since the 1 September 2013 attack on Camp New Iraq where 52 ...... -
Helping a blind boy to focus on his dreams in Turkey
4 Aug 2014 ... MIDYAT REFUGEE CAMP, Turkey, August 4 (UNHCR) - Ashraf says everyone wrenched from their home and ... In his case, blind is not just a metaphor: Ashraf and his brother are visually impaired. That made ...... -
School project benefits Afghan refugees and hosts in Balochistan
3 Jun 2010 ... QUETTA, Pakistan, June 3 (UNHCR) - Muhammad Ashraf sits on a faded wooden chair and looks ... "The school was an excellent picture of negligence," noted Ashraf, who has years of experience as a ...... -
Realizing My Dreams: Hany photographs his younger brother, Ashraf, who was born on 15 March 2011 - the very day the conflict in Syria began.
18 Mar 2016 ... -
Feature: In Iran, urban refugees debate return to post-Saddam Iraq
28 May 2003 ... TEHRAN, Iran (UNHCR) - Roghay and Ashraf are seven. The two schoolgirls were born in Tehran, but ... Now that Saddam is gone, Roghay and Ashraf's families want to go back to their country. Ashraf's ......