The UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on 10 January for the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Czech Republic, which will take over the Presidency in July, to prioritise “better protection of refugees in Europe and globally”.
“Violent pushbacks at the EU’s borders continued (in 2021). These practices endanger lives and undermine fundamental human rights, including the right to seek asylum”, the agency said.
It raises the “increasing xenophobic...