TS Tirumurti underlined that the refugee difficulty is a world problem. (File)
New York:
Underlining India’s dedication to the humanitarian safety of refugees, TS Tirumurti, Everlasting Consultant of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday mentioned when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted hundreds of thousands of refugees and saved them from the bloodbath.
Talking on the UNSC briefing by the UN Excessive Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mr Tirumurti mentioned, “In up to date historical past, India’s hospitality, and help for refugee communities from the neighbouring international locations is nicely recorded and appreciated. Be it the Tibetans or our brothers and sisters from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Myanmar, India has at all times responded with compassion and understanding. When West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted hundreds of thousands of refugees and saved them from the massacres.”
He mentioned India’s humanitarian response to the refugee difficulty from Bangladesh was one of the crucial refined and empathetic in up to date historical past.
“This will likely nicely have represented one of many first situations of the UN’s idea of the ‘Accountability to Defend’. If judged by right now’s requirements of human rights and worldwide humanitarian legislation, the perpetrators ought to have obtained a drastically totally different destiny,” Mr Tirumurti mentioned.
The Ambassador identified that all through historical past, India has been a land of refuge to those that have confronted persecution in international lands.
“India’s humanitarian response to the refugee difficulty, notably these dealing with persecution, has at all times been pushed by the beliefs of compassion and empathy. Zoroastrians and Jews, when confronted with persecution centuries in the past, discovered a prepared house in India. If not for India, the Zorastraian religion might not have survived. Now, each are very a lot a part of India’s proud pluralist tradition and heritage,” he acknowledged.
The Indian Ambassador emphasised that in present occasions, India is host to a lot of refugees and the programmes to help them are managed solely from the nation’s personal assets.
He mentioned India is dedicated to facilitating a dignified, secure and sustainable return of refugees to their homelands.
Mr Tirumurti additional mentioned, “India assists refugees elsewhere as nicely notably by partnering UN Reduction and Works Company (UNRWA) for the Palestine Refugees within the Close to East since lengthy. India continues to stay supportive of UNRWA’s position in human growth and supply of humanitarian companies. Now we have enhanced our contribution additional in recent times.”
He apprised India’s concern on the surge of the variety of refugees and internally displaced individuals beneath the mandate of UNHCR that reached over 91 million folks.
Ambassador Tirumurti mentioned stopping armed conflicts, countering terrorism, constructing and sustaining peace by facilitating sustainable growth and good governance will stop folks from being compelled to go away their homelands.
“We can’t have States following insurance policies which exacerbate conflicts on the one hand after which refusing to sort out refugee inflow on the opposite. The first obligation and accountability of defending and aiding IDPs is that of the states involved. Worldwide motion ought to stay inside the bounds of the idea of sovereignty, which shouldn’t be diluted in any method. Such motion ought to, due to this fact, solely be on the request of the nation involved,” he mentioned.
Mr Tirumurti underlined that the refugee difficulty is a world problem and no nation alone can resolve this difficulty.
“We firmly consider that the ideas of humanity, impartiality and neutrality have to be upheld in coping with refugee issues. That is essential to take care of the credibility of the worldwide refugee safety mechanism. The Member States and UNHCR should stay dedicated to the needs and ideas of the UN Constitution and keep away from politicization of the humanitarian work,” he mentioned.
The Ambassador mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated current humanitarian challenges and refugees are majorly uncovered to the socioeconomic impression of this disaster.
“India stays dedicated to the humanitarian safety of refugees. We additionally consider that this humanitarian endeavour have to be per welfare targets and nationwide safety. We strongly consider that decided motion, solidarity and multilateralism are extra wanted than ever to handle the refugee difficulty,” he added.
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