Coronavirus: UNHCR offers practical recommendations in support of European countries to ensure access to asylum and safe reception

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Coronavirus: UNHCR offers practical recommendations in support of European countries to ensure access to asylum and safe reception

UNHCR, 27 Apr 2020

URL: https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/4/5ea68bde4/coronavirus-unhcr-offers-practical-recommendations-support-european-countries.html
With the world mobilizing to combat the spread of COVID-19, many countries in Europe and beyond have adopted exceptional measures to manage their borders, limiting air travel and cross-border mobility. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called today on European countries to safeguard the many good practices and redouble their efforts to strengthen asylum systems in Europe in these trying times.