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UNHCR - UNHCR s Grandi concludes visit to Lisbon, commends Portugal s longstanding commitment to refugee protection as the country takes over the EU Presidency

High Commissioner Filippo Grandi visiting the refugee reception centre managed by the Refugee Portuguese Council.  © CPR/Fabio Pinto Concluding his first visit to Portugal, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi commended the country’s exemplary refugee policies over the years. Portugal has consistently been a champion of the refugee cause. The country’s efforts to uphold refugee protection principles and processes were particularly remarkable during the challenging time of the coronavirus pandemic. “While some countries shut their doors and imposed restrictions hindering access to territory and asylum for people fleeing violence and persecution, Portugal took exemplary steps to safeguard the rights of refugees early on in the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Grandi.

UNHCR - News comment: UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad

News comment: UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad This news comment is attributable to Millicent Mutuli, Director of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa Sudanese refugees sit beside their makeshift shelter in Hilouta, Chad, January 2020.  © UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends The Republic of Chad for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance protection for the nearly 480,000 refugees currently hosted in the country. Adopted 23 December 2020, the law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections, including freedom of movement, the right to work and access to healthcare, education, and justice. The passage of this law makes Chad one of the first countries in the region to fulfill a pledge made during last year’s Global Refugee Forum in Geneva to strengthen legal, physical and material protection of refugees and asylum seekers.

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