Monday 15 September 2014

U.N. to launch bold plan to end statelessness in a decade

By Emma Batha THE HAGUE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations is to launch an ambitious campaign to eradicate statelessness within a decade, ending the plight of some 10 million people referred to as 'legal ghosts' or 'invisibles', a senior U.N. official said on Monday. "It's an anachronism that we have in the 21st century people who fall outside the realm of nation states," said Volker Türk, head of international protection at the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR). ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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