Belarus welcomes the IOM's commitment to working with the international community to anticipate and mitigate the root causes of irregular migration, Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya said when speaking at the 114th session of the IOM Council.
The challenges of migration cannot be solved by building walls, denying access to the territory or forcibly expelling migrants, Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya said when speaking at the 114th session of the IOM Council.
Larisa Belskaya said: “Since the beginning of 2022 Belarus has been receiving Ukrainians, who flee from the conflict. Depending on their preferences they are granted refugee status or temporary protection. Humanitarian aid, financial aid, and other kinds of aid are offered."
Larisa Belskaya said: “Since the beginning of 2022 Belarus has been receiving Ukrainians, who flee from the conflict. Depending on their preferences they are granted refugee status or temporary protection. Humanitarian aid, financial aid, and other kinds of aid are offered."
“The real reason for this is not the situation with human rights in Belarus, which is on par and even better than that in certain Western states. The reason is Belarus' geopolitical choice, Belarus' honest stance on international problems,” the official stressed.