20 de junio de 2023
Statement from President Joe Biden on
World Refugee Day
On
World Refugee Day, we join nations around the world in honoring the bravery and
resilience of millions of refugees forced to flee violence and oppression.
Together, as we celebrate their diverse contributions to the fabric of our
communities, we renew our support to citizens and organizations who step up to
provide them with critical care, services, and assistance.
Today,
nearly 110 million people have been forced to leave their homes around the
world—more refugees than at any other time in history. Russia’s brutal and
unjust assault of Ukraine forced millions to seek safety in other countries at
a rate not seen since World War II. Meanwhile, men, women, and children who
have been displaced for years— from Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Somalia,
South Sudan—have little hope for a solution to their displacement.
That
is why my Administration has worked hard to rebuild the U.S. Refugee Admissions
Program. The United States plans to welcome 125,000 refugees next year, a
level not achieved in three decades. We have also strengthened the U.S.
resettlement program, including advancing opportunities for refugees to find
work and contribute to our economy. In January, we launched the Welcome Corps,
a new private sponsorship program that enables Americans to play a leading role
in welcoming refugees as they build new lives in communities across the
country. The United States continues to be the single largest provider
of humanitarian assistance for refugees worldwide—including healthcare, clean
water, and education, in partnership with international and non-governmental
partners, to tens of millions of refugees and the communities hosting them
around the world.
But
refugee protection is a shared, transnational challenge that requires shared
solutions. That is why we are working with regional partners in our own
hemisphere to provide protection and support for stabilization and integration
to those in need, in alignment with the Los Angeles Declaration for Migration
and Protection. We are working with the World Bank and the United Nations
to strengthen refugee inclusion around the world, because when refugees are
allowed to work, they contribute to the economy and strengthen the communities
that host them.
Welcoming
refugees is part of who we are as Americans—our nation was founded by
those fleeing religious persecution. When we take action to help refugees
around the world, and include them, we honor this past and are stronger for it.
And together, we create a more hopeful and better future—one that embodies our
highest values.
Tomado
de: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/20/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-world-refugee-day/
El
presidente de los Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, recordó la “valentía y
resiliencia” de millones de migrantes, entre los que destacó a la diáspora
venezolana, durante su mensaje del Dia del Refugiado.
