UN delegation visits refugee center on Belarusian-Polish border
(VOVWORLD) - A delegation from the office of the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has visited the logistics center on the Belarusian-Polish border where refugees are currently being sheltered.
 Migrants are moved to stay at a logistics center in the Grodno area (Belarus), bordering Poland, November 18, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The Chief of the IOM Mission in Belarus said that they had met with partners and considered various medium-term measures to deal with the situation. Some migrants plan to apply for asylum while some want to return home. The Chief of the IOM Mission also called on other countries to join hands in solving the problem.
The UNHCR representative in Belarus expressed concerns that the refugees in the temporary shelter in Bruzgi lack necessary items and promised to tackle the pending issues.