国际英语资讯:UN chief marks World Refugee Day; comments on Russia, Syria, U.S._时事

国际英语资讯:UN chief marks World Refugee Day; comments on Russia, Syria, U.S.

"We are seeing more and more borders being closed ... refugees being rejected," he said. "We are seeing the opportunities for resettlement in richer countries of refugees coming from the global South being decreased in number."

"This is particularly worrying, especially when associated to forms of political populism, xenophobia, racism, in which refugees become a target, many times being accused of being part of the terror threat when refugees are not terrorists -- they are the first victims of terror, they are fleeing terror; that is why they are refugees," the UN chief said.

However, he added, "We are still witnessing a very large number of countries doing an enormous effort to provide protection to refugees in very dramatic circumstances."

Guterres said he was leaving Tuesday night on a "message of solidarity" to visit the 1.3 million refugees in Uganda -- 950,000 from South Sudan alone -- and to express gratitude to the country for "providing them not only with protection, but even with plots of land and the capacity to live not in camps, but in the society, in a way that is much more humane."

He was later asked about their rights and responsibilities, whether they are refugees fleeing conflict or economic migrants seeking a better life. Guterres said that refugees have specific rights, migrants do not, other than human rights.

"Refugees or migrants have the obligation to respect the laws of the countries in which they are," Guterres said. "This is absolutely crucial and they need also to make an effort to integrate into the society and the society to make an effort to create conditions to make that integration harmonious."