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UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Culture of solidarity needed to eliminate causes of displacement

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees

GENEVA, 7 October 2008—Archbishop H.E Silvano M. Tomasi underscores the need for "common solidarity" in the face of economic crisis, natural and man-made disasters and other factors leading to human displacement.

The continued effort to safeguard the human rights of all forcibly displaced people is in line with a consistent ethic of life and with an ever more complete implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, whose 60th anniversary we mark this year.

Displacement is not a phenomenon isolated from other social realities. It is the result of political decisions, of neglect and lack of preventive action, and also of unforeseen natural events.

It falls within the responsibility of the State and the international community. An adequate response, therefore, is not possible without coherence in the action of agencies and actors involved and mandated to work for the best solutions. The creative alertness required for such solutions should move the international community to undertake new steps in protection.

While juridical instruments are necessary, ultimately a culture of solidarity and the elimination of the root causes of displacement will sustain the protection system.


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