“Today we have an extraordinary opportunity to change gear,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in remarks to the Summit on Monday (September 19).
Grandi said the Declaration “marks a political commitment of unprecedented force and resonance.”
“It fills what has been a perennial gap in the international refugee protection system – that of truly sharing responsibility for refugees, in the spirit of the UN Charter.”
Grandi pledged to work with world leaders to manage forced displacement in a principled manner, and resolve it with courage and vision. He called on governments to provide political engagement, funding and concrete acts of solidarity in support of host countries and pursuit of solutions for refugees.
“The world – shocked by images of people fleeing in huge numbers and dying at sea – does not want our intentions to remain on paper. It demands practical action and results.”
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