The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urged European countries to continue accepting refugees fleeing from persecution and conflict.
Calling on countries not to react to the Paris terrorist attacks, the UNHCR chief spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said,
“We are concerned about reactions by some states to end the programmes being put in place, backtracking form commitments made to manage the refugee crisis or proposing the erection of more barriers. We are deeply disturbed by language that demonises refugees as a group. This is dangerous as it will contribute to xenophobia and fear.”
The United Nations human rights spokesman Rupert Colville added that the biggest group of people to suffer at the hands of Islamic State militants were Muslim sin Syria and Iraq.
Speaking at a press brief, Mr Colville said,
“If this attack is allowed to feed discrimination and prejudice it will be playing straight into the hands of ISIL. Are we going to play the game for them. Demonising already marginalised communities is clearly a stupid way to go.”
Calling on countries not to react to the Paris terrorist attacks, the UNHCR chief spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said,
“We are concerned about reactions by some states to end the programmes being put in place, backtracking form commitments made to manage the refugee crisis or proposing the erection of more barriers. We are deeply disturbed by language that demonises refugees as a group. This is dangerous as it will contribute to xenophobia and fear.”
The United Nations human rights spokesman Rupert Colville added that the biggest group of people to suffer at the hands of Islamic State militants were Muslim sin Syria and Iraq.
Speaking at a press brief, Mr Colville said,
“If this attack is allowed to feed discrimination and prejudice it will be playing straight into the hands of ISIL. Are we going to play the game for them. Demonising already marginalised communities is clearly a stupid way to go.”