UN sounds alarm on politicization of refugees and asylum

GENEVA (AFP) -- Refugees fleeing persecution too often face restrictions on their right to seek asylum, with the debate around protection becoming increasingly politicized, the United Nations warned Tuesday.

UN refugees chief Barham Salih urged the world to move from managing sky-high displacement to seeking to resolve it, at an event marking the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention.

"We gather at a time of increasingly politicised debates about refugees and asylum," said Iraqi ex-presiden ...