[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN refugee agency seeks to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees in Europe

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Power will keep working on human rights as UN envoy, Yeo says Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 11, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN refugee agency seeks to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees in Europe The United Nations refugee agency is asking Germany to accept up to 10,000 Syrian refugees. UNHCR is planning a meeting with other possible European host nations, but most resettling will occur in countries neighboring Syria. 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