This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36303688

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Angelina Jolie-Pitt: Refugee system breaking down Angelina Jolie-Pitt: Refugee system breaking down
(35 minutes later)
Angelina Jolie-Pitt, the UN refugee agency's special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down.Angelina Jolie-Pitt, the UN refugee agency's special envoy, has warned that the international humanitarian system for refugees is breaking down.
Ms Jolie-Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC's World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues.Ms Jolie-Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC's World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues.
She said the "number of conflicts and scale of displacement had grown so large" the system to protect and return refugees was not working. She warned against a "fear of migration" and said that this was a "once-in-a-generation moment when nations have to pull together".
Earlier, the UNHCR's head said the refugee crisis was now a global issue.Earlier, the UNHCR's head said the refugee crisis was now a global issue.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told the BBC that simply turning migrants away "won't work".UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told the BBC that simply turning migrants away "won't work".
BBC News World On The Move is a day of coverage dedicated to migration, and the effect it is having on our world.BBC News World On The Move is a day of coverage dedicated to migration, and the effect it is having on our world.
A range of speakers, including the UNHCR's special envoy Angelina Jolie-Pitt, and former British secret intelligence chief Sir Richard Dearlove, will set out the most important new ideas shaping our thinking on economic development, security and humanitarian assistance.A range of speakers, including the UNHCR's special envoy Angelina Jolie-Pitt, and former British secret intelligence chief Sir Richard Dearlove, will set out the most important new ideas shaping our thinking on economic development, security and humanitarian assistance.
You can follow the discussion and reaction to it, with live online coverage on the BBC News website.You can follow the discussion and reaction to it, with live online coverage on the BBC News website.
Latest from day of special BBC coverageLatest from day of special BBC coverage
What's the story with migration?What's the story with migration?
Latin America's affluent capitalLatin America's affluent capital
Technology lures ex-pats back to VietnamTechnology lures ex-pats back to Vietnam
'We need to defend mobility online''We need to defend mobility online'
Women risking it all to flee SyriaWomen risking it all to flee Syria
Uganda: "One of the best places to be a refugee"Uganda: "One of the best places to be a refugee"
Under-fundedUnder-funded
Ms Jolie-Pitt said that more than 60 million people - one in 122 - were displaced globally - more than at any time in the past 70 years.Ms Jolie-Pitt said that more than 60 million people - one in 122 - were displaced globally - more than at any time in the past 70 years.
"This tells us something deeply worrying about the peace and security of the world," she said, adding: "The average time a person will be displaced is now nearly 20 years.""This tells us something deeply worrying about the peace and security of the world," she said, adding: "The average time a person will be displaced is now nearly 20 years."
Ms Jolie-Pitt said that UN appeals were drastically under-funded, citing the UNHCR appeal for Central African Republic, which was "less than 3% funded". Ms Jolie-Pitt said the "number of conflicts and scale of displacement had grown so large" the system to protect and return refugees was not working.
She said: "With this then the state of today's world, is it any surprise that some of these desperate people, who are running out of all options and who see no hope of returning home, would make a push for Europe as a last resort, even at the risk of death?" She said that UN appeals were drastically under-funded.
"With this then the state of today's world, is it any surprise that some of these desperate people, who are running out of all options and who see no hope of returning home, would make a push for Europe as a last resort, even at the risk of death?"
But Ms Jolie-Pitt said that Europe was "only a fraction of the global refugee problem".But Ms Jolie-Pitt said that Europe was "only a fraction of the global refugee problem".
Highlighting Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran, Ethiopia, and Jordan, she said: "We in the West are neither at the centre of the refugee crisis, nor - for the most part - the ones making the greatest sacrifice. Highlighting Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran, Ethiopia, and Jordan, she said: "We in the West are neither at the centre of the refugee crisis, nor - for the most part - the ones making the greatest sacrifice."
"What we must do first and foremost as citizens is to demand our governments show the leadership necessary to address the fundamental causes of the refugee crisis at a global level," she added. She warned that amid a "fear of uncontrolled migration" countries were "competing to be the toughest, in the hope of protecting themselves whatever the cost or challenge to their neighbours, and despite their international responsibilities".
Isolationism was not the answer, she said, adding: "If your neighbour's house is on fire you are not safe if you lock your doors. Strength lies in being unafraid.
Urging the world to rally together, she said: "Whether we succeed will help define this century... the alternative is chaos."
Earlier, Mr Grandi told the BBC migration was now a global phenomenon needing a global response.
He said the burden of caring for refugees had so far fallen "on a few countries that host hundreds of thousands of refugees, usually those near wars, near conflicts and a few donors that alone, seven or eight of them, give 80%-90%, of the funding".
He admitted a solution would require "a very long and difficult discussion" but added: "There can't simply be a reaction whereby states shut down borders and push people away simply because it won't work."
Child refugees need 'new deal' - Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent
Save the Children is calling for greater international commitment to ensure child refugees remain in school.
The charity's new report, A New Deal for Refugees, says only one in four refugee children is now enrolled in secondary school.
It is calling on governments and aid agencies to adopt a new policy framework that will ensure no refugee child remains out of school for more than a month.
It is an ambitious target but there is growing concern that this migration crisis is producing a lost generation of children which means conditions for even greater insecurity and poverty.
Are more people on the move?
Migrant crises through history
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.