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the issue with unhcr is that they say that they're the ones with the mandate to protect refugees but they are just playing second fiddle to whatever the host country is saying. that's not what we need for the unh — for the un refugee protection agency. we need an agency that says, "we stand for the protection of refugees "and if we cannot fulfil our mandate, then we will leave." we asked unhcr's deputy director in asia and the pacific, ellen hansen, whether her organisation is fulfilling its remit to protect refugees. it's sometimes challenging to meet what might be legitimate expectations of refugees and, you know, frankly, funding has been reducing steadily for the last three years. so, i think it's a wake—up call for us. it's also a wake—up call for the international community about this extremely vulnerable population which is, you know, really struggling.
the issue with unhcr is that they say that they're the ones with the mandate to protect refugees but they are just playing second fiddle to whatever the host country is saying. that's not what we need for the unh — for the un refugee protection agency. we need an agency that says, "we stand for the protection of refugees "and if we cannot fulfil our mandate, then we will leave." we asked unhcr's deputy director in asia and the pacific, ellen hansen, whether her organisation is fulfilling its remit to protect refugees. it's sometimes challenging to meet what might be legitimate expectations of refugees and, you know, frankly, funding has been reducing steadily for the last three years. so, i think it's a wake—up call for us. it's also a wake—up call for the international community about this extremely vulnerable population which is, you know, really struggling.