World Refugee Day: time to acknowledge our responsibiilty

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Today is World Refugee Day. War and climate change, both fuelled by the West, force millions to flee their homes

As Sally Hayden points out in openDemocracy, we – the UK – shares responsibility for the refugees who try to come here.

War and climate change, both fuelled by the West, are the chief drivers of the massive flows of displaced peoples.

Most refugees are hosted in low- and middle-income countries, not in the rich countries who bear most responsibility for the devastation refugees are forced to flee.

Refugee-led organisations are using World Refugee Day to argue that refugees should have more say in finding solutions.

This article was originally published by openDemocracy on Mon 20 Jun 2022. Read the original here.