Posted on 09/20/2016 8:07:43 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
(CNSNews.com) – The United Nations' human rights chief on Monday doubled down on his criticism of political leaders who are leery of admitting refugees due to security concerns, labeling them “racists and xenophobes” and saying they would face the judgment of humanity.
Addressing a U.N. summit on refugees and migrants in New York – one day before President Obama hosts another one – U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein took direct aim at what have become regular targets of his over recent months.
“The bigots and deceivers, in opposing greater responsibility-sharing [relating to admitting refugees from conflicts like the one in Syria], promote rupture,” Zeid said.
“Some of them may well be in this hall this morning. If you are here, we say to you: We will continue to name you publicly. You may soon walk away from this hall. But not from the broader judgement of ‘we the people’ – all the world's people. Not from us.”
Zeid did not name those he was referring to, but has done so in previous speeches. They include Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and a handful of right-wing European politicians – including some in power, such as the president of the Czech Republic and the prime ministers of Hungary and Slovakia.
Zeid said the U.N. member states present on Monday could change the suffering faced by refugees from conflicts, by promoting “respect, safety and dignity for all.”
“But not when the defenders of what is good and right are being outflanked in too many countries by race-baiting bigots, who seek to gain – or retain – power by wielding prejudice and deceit, at the expense of those most vulnerable,” he said.
Monday’s U.N. summit adopted a consensus declaration expressing countries’ political will to protect the rights of refugees and migrants and share the responsibility for doing so, but stopped short of making any firm commitments.
Instead, it agreed to work towards adopting a global compact on how to share the refugee burden, in 2018.
Tuesday’s summit, to be co-hosted by Obama and U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, aims higher. The administration wants participants to make new pledges to admit more refugees, to do more to help those who have already been resettled, or to provide more assistance to those countries near conflict-zones that are hosting large numbers of refugees.
The administration recently signaled it will lift the U.S. refugee admission target for the new fiscal year to 110,000, an almost 30 percent increase from the FY 2016 target of 85,000.
The proposal includes a “significantly higher number” from Syria than has been the case in FY 2016 (currently standing at almost 12,000.)
Secretary of State John Kerry told Monday’s event that the U.S. was already the world’s biggest donor of humanitarian assistance and refugee relief. He noted it has resettled more refugees through the U.N. refugee agency’s resettlement program than all other nations combined.
“But we are far from satisfied about that too,” he added. “On the contrary, we are determined to work with all of you to create more opportunities for refugees.”
I’m an Islamphobe race-hating bigot.
Because I don’t want Islamic terrorists to kill my countrymen.
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein can kiss my ass.
How many of these refugees is his enlightened homeland of Jordan taking in? After all, it’s right next door. Wouldn’t even need a plane.
[Zeid said the U.N. member states present on Monday could change the suffering faced by refugees from conflicts, by promoting “respect, safety and dignity for all....”]
Muslims. ISLAM means submit. MUSLIM means has submitted.
When the racists and bigots of Saudi Arabia start taking any refugees, come back and talk to us.
U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Another friggin’ raghead badmouthing Americans? Throw HIS ass out!
Moving refugees and migrants to get Globalization without you knowing it
but why are they ALL MUSLIM ?
he is a negro of the sand and he can go pound it
How many of their fellow Muslims have the oil-rich Arab countries taken in? Why should Christians care more about the refugees than Muslims do?
70 years later, and the UN is still fouling our shores.
So I imagine those he is most angry about are the Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia, who have refused to admit as many as a single Muslim refugee.
What? He isn’t? How hypocritical of him.
Move the Muslims first ,stir them up and arm them later and then sit back and hope they bring the west to it’s knees
Mainstream media desperate to hide Muslim faith of attackers
Foxnews.com
The UN needs to be shutting down muzzie involved conflicts, not distributing the problems to others.
Your talking point should be shouted back everytime these globalist bass turds show their face.
In 2009 I thought things were bad.
Look how worse they’ve become, because of President Wormwood, the destroyer..
RE: “So I imagine those he is most angry about are the Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia, who have refused to admit as many as a single Muslim refugee.
What? He isn’t? How hypocritical of him.”
The UN needs to get out of the US and the US needs to get out of the UN.
Judgment of humanity? Humanity is going to be pushed to judge Islam and you won’t like the results.
Oh just GFY
Muslims have turned the UN from peace keeping to Muslim world domination
Sooooo...Mr Maniacal Murdering Moslem;
Who are these "refugees"?
Moslems you say?
And exactly what, or whom, are these "refugees" seeking refuge from?
You're saying, from other Maniacal Murdering Moslems?
And this is our responsibility exactly....how?
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