The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking to re-settle over 450,000 Syrian refugees, which is around one-tenth of those currently in neighboring countries, by the end of 2018, Daily Mail reported.
A ministerial-level conference is being held in Geneva on Wednesday with the participation of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
"The international context we are in - and nobody is naive about that - we know very well we're dealing with a complex situation, increasing fear in many countries, increasing politicization of refugee, displacement and asylum issues. This is a difficult thing," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing in response to a question.
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking to re-settle over 450,000 Syrian refugees, which is around one-tenth of those currently in neighboring countries, by the end of 2018, but conceded that it was battling widespread fear and politicization of the issue.
A ministerial-level conference is being held in Geneva on Wednesday with the participation of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
"The international context we are in - and nobody is naive about that - we know very well we're dealing with a complex situation, increasing fear in many countries, increasing politicization of refugee, displacement and asylum issues. This is a difficult thing," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing in response to a question.