Part of Oral Answers to Questions — International Development – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 November 2018.
Kate Osamor
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
12:00,
21 November 2018
We understand that the Government are concerned and we all share the concern deeply, so does the Secretary of State agree that the UNHCR is the best-placed agency to co-ordinate support to refugees on the ground? If so, is the Secretary of State concerned that the agency has reportedly not been consulted or informed about the decision to start repatriations, and what is the Department doing to address this?
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