Filippo Grandi during a visit to Afghanistan (archive). UN Supreme Commissioner for Refugees: the right to asylum cannot be called into question Refugees and migrants Filippo Grandy performed in Geneva with an appeal to the UN Executive Committee for Refugees (UVKB) for the last time as its chapter. The UN Supreme Commissioner for Refugees summed up the results of a decade, which was marked by an increase in the number of forced immigrants, a reduction in humanitarian financing and a crisis of confidence in international cooperation. ~ 60 > He recalled that from the moment of their appointment in 2015, the number of people who were forced to leave their homes due to conflicts and persecution has almost doubled, reaching 122 million people. ~ 60 > crisis of confidence and lifting isolationism according to words Grandi, over the decade, intensified anti -migrant sentiments fed by “manipulations and politicization”, as well as “general disappointment of people in the institutions designed to represent them”. ~ 60 > ~ 60 > 60 ~ Strong > read Also: worldwide refugee day: every 67th resident of the planet is forced to flee ~ 60 > “We see how the pendulum of state behavior swayed from cooperation to transactionation Politics, ”he said. ~ 60 > Supreme Commissioner emphasized that“ the atrocities committed in Gaza, on the western coast, Ukraine, in Sudan and Myanmar indicate the rejection of norms in the name violence “. 62 ~ protection of international law Grandi warned against attempts to reconsider the Convention on the status of refugees in 1951, calling this “catastrophic error.” ~ 60 > “The right to look for asylum was not invented 75 years ago. The moral obligation to provide a shelter to those who are saved from danger is fixed in sacred texts around the world, ”he said. 60 > Supreme Commissioner emphasized that the principles of sovereignty and the right to asylum do not contradict, but supplement the friend Friend. 60 > he also recalled that three quarters of all refugees are not in Europe or North America, but in countries with a low and average income level. ~ 60 >~ 60 > the UN representative noted that the global refugee agreement adopted in 2018. year, has become a tool for practical solutions. financial crisis and its consequences ~ 60 > 62 > 62 >Grandi called the financial situation of humanitarian agencies “the result of political decisions with catastrophic consequences.” The Supreme Commissioner noted that the amount of funds available to the UVKB, according to estimates, decreased to 3.9 billion dollars in 2025, which is 1.3 billion less than a year earlier. ~ 60 > ~ ~ > 62 ~ Supreme Commissar said that more than 5 thousand employees had to reduce the resources and suspend programs to suspend programs for programs prevention of gender violence, providing psychosocial care, support for schools and resettlement of refugees. He warned that such sharp contractions of external assistance would create the domino effect, destabilizing countries and institutions. “We should not put up with the war” Grandi noted that, despite the crisis, UVKB continues Reforms aimed at simplifying coordination mechanisms and increasing the efficiency of work. He emphasized that the management is actively involved in the development of a roadmap on reforming the humanitarian system and strengthening cooperation with the international organization for migration (MOM), including in Afghanistan, North Africa and Latin America. ~ 60 > ~ 60 > in the final part of the performance of Filippo Grandi turned to Examples inspireing hope: the return of Syrian refugees, peaceful efforts in the region of great lakes and growing capabilities for restoration. 60 > “We should not put up with the war, even if it seems inevitable,” he emphasized.