Refugees are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's give them the rights they deserve
"All of a sudden, the origins and legal status of displaced people seems to matter a great deal less than the skills, knowledge and experience they can bring" Image: REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Filippo Grandi
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, (UNHCR)
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