Yemen calls on int'l community to fulfill its commitments concerning refugees
The Source: GENEVA,/ hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 19/07/2010
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Yemen has renewed its call for the international community to abide by its commitments with regard to thousands of Somali refugees in Yemen whose numbers are continuously in the rise.
This came during the Shoura Chairman Abud-Aziz Abdul-Ghani's meeting on Monday in Geneva with the UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of his first participation in the 3rd World Parliament Speakers' Conference.
Abdul-Ghani expressed appreciation of Yemen for efforts of the UNHCR, noting that what Yemen offers for refugees stems from its humanitarian commitments to alleviate sufferings of refugees.He emphasized the importance of the international community to perform its responsibilities towards the Somali refugees in Yemen.
For his part, the UNHCR High Commissioner, Antonio Guterres, presented a detailed explanation over activities of the UNHCR, praising efforts exerted by Yemen to provide help for refugees and affirmed commitment of the international community to support these efforts of Yemen.
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