President Jacob Zuma told the United Nations that South Africa continues to afford forcibly displaced persons the “right to live wherever you like and the right to work‚ study and access social services”.
In his address at a high level summit on refugees and migrants‚ he called on member states to do the same‚ saying: “Our common humanity requires that we respect each person’s human dignity in equal measure. No instance should enjoy more attention and concern than the other.”
South Africa‚ Zuma told the gathering in the General Assembly Hall‚ is “the largest single recipient of asylum seekers” in sub-Saharan Africa‚ and the country “recognises that in order to adequately address the forcible displacement of people‚ we must address the root causes of this phenomenon”.
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“Under-development is a key driver of the displacement of people and in turn can lead to armed conflict‚” he said. “A concerted global effort to address the questions of under-development and armed conflict should therefore be a central focus of all member states.
He noted the African Union’s aspiration “under its Agenda 2063 to silence all guns by 2020” and said the continental body had “made strides in efforts to prevent and end conflicts through our involvement in high-level political mediation and conciliation efforts as well as contributing to peace-keeping and peace-making missions”.
“South Africa also continues to provide shelter and support to forcibly displaced persons in line with the fundamental rights contained in our Constitution‚ such as the right to live wherever you like and the right to work‚ study and access social services‚” the president said.
Zuma punted South Africa as “a caring state…playing an active part in investing in humanity by contributing its national resources and advancing the ultimate realisation of the Agenda for Humanity that was at the heart of the World Humanitarian Summit earlier this year”.
– TMG Digital
Zuma urges UN states to tackle root causes of forcible displacement
President Jacob Zuma told the United Nations that South Africa continues to afford forcibly displaced persons the “right to live wherever you like and the right to work‚ study and access social services”.
In his address at a high level summit on refugees and migrants‚ he called on member states to do the same‚ saying: “Our common humanity requires that we respect each person’s human dignity in equal measure. No instance should enjoy more attention and concern than the other.”
South Africa‚ Zuma told the gathering in the General Assembly Hall‚ is “the largest single recipient of asylum seekers” in sub-Saharan Africa‚ and the country “recognises that in order to adequately address the forcible displacement of people‚ we must address the root causes of this phenomenon”.
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“Under-development is a key driver of the displacement of people and in turn can lead to armed conflict‚” he said. “A concerted global effort to address the questions of under-development and armed conflict should therefore be a central focus of all member states.
He noted the African Union’s aspiration “under its Agenda 2063 to silence all guns by 2020” and said the continental body had “made strides in efforts to prevent and end conflicts through our involvement in high-level political mediation and conciliation efforts as well as contributing to peace-keeping and peace-making missions”.
“South Africa also continues to provide shelter and support to forcibly displaced persons in line with the fundamental rights contained in our Constitution‚ such as the right to live wherever you like and the right to work‚ study and access social services‚” the president said.
Zuma punted South Africa as “a caring state…playing an active part in investing in humanity by contributing its national resources and advancing the ultimate realisation of the Agenda for Humanity that was at the heart of the World Humanitarian Summit earlier this year”.
– TMG Digital
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