Ireland leads the way on refugees

Ireland is leading the way in the international response to the refugee crisis, according to the United Nations.

Speaking in Dublin yesterday, Volker Türk, assistant high commissioner for protection of UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, said Ireland’s comprehensive response to refugees shows a level of commitment that is urgently needed from all countries.

Addressing the Institute of International and European Affairs, Mr Türk said Ireland’s willingness to engage on refugee issues, co-leading the process that led to the New York declaration, conducting search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean, and increasing commitments to resettlement should serve as an example to other countries.