Statement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, Regarding Solutions for the Residents of Camp New Iraq (Ashraf)
GENEVA - I want to express my deep appreciation for the tireless efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, to reach an agreement with the Government of Iraq regarding a process for the voluntary relocation of the residents of Camp New Iraq (former Camp Ashraf).
UNHCR is fully engaged in this initiative and looks forward to the voluntary and peaceful transfer of the asylum seekers to a temporary site so that UNHCR can proceed immediately with the determination of their status in accordance with its mandate.
I wish to commend the Government of Iraq for extending the deadline for the closure of the camp and for agreeing to provide the necessary facilities with safety and security, so that the process of verification and adjudication can be conducted in a timely and appropriate manner.
I urge all sides to cooperate in good faith to ensure a peaceful process and I reiterate my appeal to the international community to contribute to the achievement of durable solutions for those recognized as refugees through offering resettlement places.
For further information on this topic, please contact:
- In Geneva, Leigh Foster, on mobile +41 79 557 9124
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Emergency teams to verify displacement reports in north-east Somalia and possible influx of Somalis into eastern Ethiopia
12 Jan 2007 ... ... In a case concerning a rejected Somali asylum seeker in the Netherlands, who belonged to the Ashraf minority group and was originally from Mogadishu, the Court ruled that the Netherlands could not ...... -
UNHCR sends supplies, emergency teams to Somalia and Ethiopia
12 Jan 2007 ... ... In a case concerning a rejected Somali asylum seeker in the Netherlands, who belonged to the Ashraf minority group and was originally from Mogadishu, the court ruled that the Netherlands could not ...... -
Conference Secretariat Note
18 Apr 2007 ... ... John Holmes; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Ashraf Qazi; and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Angelo Gnaedinger, closed this ...... -
UNHCR Global Appeal 2013 Update - Iraq
1 Dec 2012 ... ... people and refugees in camps and urban settlements. Ü Some 3,000 residents of Camp New Iraq (the former Ashraf Camp) are registered and their claims examined in accordance with UNHCR’s mandate. ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2012 - Operational support and management
1 Jun 2013 ... ... Throughout the year, she was called upon to deal with a number of specific protection issues, such as the evolving policy related to the situation of the residents of camp Ashraf, in Iraq. In 2012, ...... -
UNHCR Global Appeal 2015 Update - Iraq
1 Dec 2014 ... ... the remaining population (2,746 individuals) of the Hurriya Temporary Transit Location (formerly Ashraf Camp) residents. | UNHCR Global Appeal 2015 Update • Iraq • 3 | Main objectives and targets ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2012 - Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional summary
1 Jun 2013 ... ... In Iraq, UNHCR assisted with the integration of more than 100,000 refugee and IDP returnees. Some 3,100 residents of Camp New Iraq (formerly Ashraf) were relocated to the Hurriya temporary transit ...... -
Iraq Operation 2006 Supplementary Appeal
30 Apr 2006 ... ... Ashraf Facility: Some Iranian detainees at this facility near Baghdad have applied for asylum. UNHCR ... Due to lack of access to Ashraf by humanitarian agencies, UNHCR has piloted the first Refugee Status ...... -
Update on budgets and funding for 2016
26 Sep 2016 ... ... Persons in need of international protection (Ashraf) 3,909.9 - - - 3,909.9 Jordan Saving newborn ... Persons in need of international protection (Ashraf) 7,767.4 - - - 7,767.4 Italy Strengthening ......