UNHCR Chief Warns Against Reforming Asylum Convention

UNHCR Chief Warns Against Reforming Asylum Convention

UNHCR Chief Warns Against Reforming Asylum Convention The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) chief, Filippo Grandi, issued stern warnings on Monday against any reforms to the global refugee convention, describing such efforts as 'catastrophic.' His remarks come in response to the United States' moves to restrict asylum rights.During a UNHCR meeting in Geneva, Grandi emphasized that pressures to reform the asylum system lack go…

Changing asylum principles would be 'catastrophic,' says UN refugee agency head

GENEVA (Reuters) -Bowing to pressure to reform the refugee convention and asylum system would be a "catastrophic error", the head of the UN agency for refugees said on Monday. Read full story