Up to 500,000 Afghans could flee by year-end - UNHCR

Name: Up to 500,000 Afghans could flee by year-end - UNHCR
Uploaded: 2021-09-01T13:35:05+00:00
Duration: 5 min 54 s
Description: Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, whose agency said last Friday that up to 500,000 Afghans could flee by year-end, reiterated a call for borders to remain open and for more countries to share "this humanitarian responsibility" with Iran and Pakistan which already host 2.2 million Afghans. Andrew Patterson, WFP Deputy Director in Afghanistan has the details.

Issued on: 01/09/2021 - 15:35

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Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, whose agency said last Friday that up to 500,000 Afghans could flee by year-end, reiterated a call for borders to remain open and for more countries to share "this humanitarian responsibility" with Iran and Pakistan which already host 2.2 million Afghans. Andrew Patterson, WFP Deputy Director in Afghanistan has the details.