Stop the Boats policy is a ‘fake response’ to problems with migration – UN

A high-ranking UN official is worried about the UK government‘s plan to stop boats bringing migrants. He thinks this plan is not a real solution to migration problems.

Rishi Sunak made a promise that was one of the five most important things for his government. The Prime Minister talked about these priorities at the beginning of last year.

However, Filippo Grandi, the leader of the United Nations refugee agency, told the media that migrants are vulnerable and can be easily taken advantage of.

The Home Office said that stopping people from entering the country illegally is a big problem and needs new, creative ideas to solve it.

Before the US presidential election and the UK general election, Mr. Grandi said that people in both countries are worried about immigration.

“Politicians are mostly responsible for causing this,” he said on BBC Radio 4’s Today program.

“Using lies to get people to vote for them. ”

“Migrants and refugees are often easy to harm or attack. ” Saying “we need to work hard on these problems” is not as exciting as saying “let’s just push them away and everything will be okay” – which isn’t true.

Mr Grandi was asked by Nick Robinson on the Today show if he is talking about the UK’s policy to stop boats and Donald Trump’s policy to build a wall.

“Sure,” replied Mr.

These are not real answers and they don’t even talk about the issue of arrivals.

“The problem is that too much focus on that takes away from the important work that needs to be done to better handle these difficult thoughts. ”

Mr Grandi spoke from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and shared his worries about the UK government’s plan to offer asylum to people from Rwanda.

Right now, Parliament is looking at a plan for a five-year agreement. It says that some asylum seekers who come to the UK will go to Rwanda to have their claims checked there.

If the plans work out, they might be given refugee status and be allowed to stay in the middle of Africa. If not, they could try to live in Rwanda for a different reason or ask for protection in a different country.

However, in November 2023, the highest court in the UK decided with complete agreement that the Rwanda plan was against the law.

After the highest court decided, the government made a new law to show that Rwanda is a safe country in UK.

Mr Grandi said to the media that some rich countries are making plans to give up their duty to help asylum seekers and make other countries take care of them instead. This goes against the main rules for protecting refugees.

Mr Grandi said it’s important for all people seeking asylum to have a fair process, especially in countries that have agreed to certain rules.

“If you refuse to take on that duty and give it away just to keep people out, the UN will always disapprove of it. ”

Mr Grandi asked for continued help from the West for Ukrainians affected by the war. He talked about a school in Kyiv that was built underground to keep kids safe from air strikes. He said that it shows how life has become very different for many people in Ukraine.

He said: “I’ve been in many wars, but I’ve rarely seen civilians as strong as they are now. But, we shouldn’t think their strength will last forever. ” That strength needs help from other countries.

“Four billion dollars is the total amount of money needed to support the humanitarian efforts for the Ukrainian crisis, both inside Ukraine and in countries hosting refugees. ”

Mr Grandi said he is very concerned about the frequent destruction of buildings in Gaza, especially this time when a UN building was destroyed, killing 12 people.

Israel said it didn’t do the attack and is checking if it was hit by Hamas.

“The government doesn’t agree with what the UNHCR has said about shirking responsibility. We are working with a safe country and taking care of over 130,000 asylum seekers. ”

“The Court of Appeal and the High Court said that it’s okay to move people to safe countries to process their asylum claims. This follows the rules of the Refugee Convention in the UK. ” The Supreme Court did not change this.

The Home Office said it wants to stop small boats from crossing the English Channel from France.

“We are focused on stopping the boats. That’s why we are taking strong action to stop people-smuggling gangs, discourage migrants from crossing dangerously, and work with the French to stop boats. ” a spokesperson said.