Enhanced support for Syria refugees vital amid COVID-19 pandemic - UNHCR chief
(WorldNews Belgium)

By UNHCR staff | 30 June 2020 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on Tuesday for greater support for countries hosting Syrians displaced by nearly a decade of conflict, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation even more difficult. `Very grave economic crises are gathering pace, and persistent gaps and vulnerabilities are being exposed. And after nearly a decade of sheltering some of the world`s most vulnerable people, host countries and communities have been hard hit,` Grandi said. He was speaking by video link to...