The British Virgin Islands (BVI) and United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have pledged to strengthen engagement because the Caribbean sees a gentle rise in irregular migration, alongside a rise in asylum instances and the variety of refugees throughout the subregion.
BVI Particular Envoy Benito Wheatley and UNHCR Regional Consultant for america of America (USA) and the Caribbean Matthew Reynolds held discussions on the challenges posed to the Caribbean by irregular migration throughout a courtesy name on the UNHCR Multi-Nation Workplace (MCO) USA workplace in Washington, DC.
Amongst different issues, they mentioned the financial, social and authorized points concerned in addressing the plight of irregular migrants who’ve been displaced or are fleeing violence and instability of their dwelling nations, together with the supply of extra monetary assets by Caribbean governments to successfully reply.
UNHCR Safety Affiliate for the Caribbean Samantha Bipat supplied an replace on the state of play of asylum seekers and refugees throughout the subregion and emphasised the necessity for higher social safety, particularly for girls and kids.
Matthew affirmed the UNHCR’s dedication to strengthening engagement with the BVI as a bunch nation of a refugee inhabitants.
Commenting on the assembly, Wheatley mentioned,”The British Virgin Islands welcomes UNHCR’s deepening engagement with the Authorities on irregular migration, asylum case administration, and refugee issues, and appears ahead to discussing additional the help the UN’s refugee company can present to assist the Authorities’s ongoing efforts relating to refugees at the moment on-island.”
The UNHCR MCO-USA workplace covers the USA and 18 Caribbean nations and territories, together with the British Virgin Islands.
