by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the
Commission and Council
(29 November
2001)
Subject: The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan - refugees
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Amnesty International
and other non-governmental organisations have concluded that the situation of
the Afghan refugees abroad and those trapped within the country, who are
primarily fleeing the bombing, is bordering on a human tragedy. What measures will the
Commission take to persuade those countries which support the military
intervention to take greater responsibility for the care of the refugees who
are leaving Afghanistan in droves? Will corridors be opened to channel
humanitarian aid into Afghanistan? Will all those who reach other countries
be granted refugee status, and will suitable refugee camps be set up at a
safe distance from the combat zone? |