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23 August 2021
Dear John xxxxxx,
The rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan has left the security of many at risk. As a result, more than 550,000 Afghan citizens have become internally displaced since January, and tens of thousands have crossed into neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in the run-up to the Taliban takeover.
With security concerns unlikely to abate in the coming months, the international community needs to swiftly develop a well-resourced and well-coordinated approach to humanitarian protection for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, a new Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Europe commentary insists. This includes funnelling emergency assistance within Afghanistan, fortifying refuge in Iran, Pakistan, and other countries in the region where a majority of Afghan refugees already reside, and importantly, creating safe pathways for protection in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere, as well as ensuring the protection of Afghans already on their soil or those who will arrive spontaneously in the future.
‘Such a strategy is necessary to prevent a repeat of the stark political and societal fallout that the Syrian refugee crisis triggered for Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey beginning in 2011, as well as for Europe in 2015-16’, Hanne Beirens and Camille Le Coz write.
You can read the commentary here: www.migrationpolicy.org/news/international-community-protection-strategy-afghanistan.
And join us for a timely webinar on 24 August to learn more about the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan and European responses: www.migrationpolicy.org/events/humanitarian-crisis-afghanistan-european-response.
Sincerely,
Michelle Mittelstadt
Director of Communications
Migration Policy Institute Europe
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