At UNHQ for a press briefing soon, where I plan to ask about alarming reports on U.S. immigration policy, including:
* Senate testimony that U.S. officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children.
* ICE's reported intent to destroy abuse records.
* This story below. ⬇️
* Senate testimony that U.S. officials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children.
* ICE's reported intent to destroy abuse records.
* This story below. ⬇️
In case you missed those other two stories, here's the one on the missing migrant children:
time.com/5256734/govern…
And here's another on those endangered records on sexual assault and abuse allegations:
broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/…
time.com/5256734/govern…
And here's another on those endangered records on sexual assault and abuse allegations:
broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/…
Secretary General's spokesman at the briefing:
"[The Secretary General] once more has made clear the need to treat all refugees and migrants with respect and dignity. That is particularly true in the case of children who are as you know in an especially vulnerable position."
"[The Secretary General] once more has made clear the need to treat all refugees and migrants with respect and dignity. That is particularly true in the case of children who are as you know in an especially vulnerable position."
Cont'd:
"So their concerns need to be respected and listened to by authorities, particularly in cases where they may be isolated from their families."
The spokesman added that the Secretary General is aware of the reports of nearly 1,500 missing migrant children.
"So their concerns need to be respected and listened to by authorities, particularly in cases where they may be isolated from their families."
The spokesman added that the Secretary General is aware of the reports of nearly 1,500 missing migrant children.
Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq:
"Obviously, it's up to the authorities to follow-up and we trust that they will do so thoroughly."
"Obviously, it's up to the authorities to follow-up and we trust that they will do so thoroughly."
Another reporter asked if the Secretary General spoke about migration issues with Trump last week.
Haq said he had nothing to add from the readout at the time, which was silent on that issue.
Haq said he had nothing to add from the readout at the time, which was silent on that issue.
That readout:
"The Secretary-General and the President discussed the situation in the broader Middle East, the Korean Peninsula and the ongoing [UN] reform. The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for the continued US engagement in the work of the United Nations."
"The Secretary-General and the President discussed the situation in the broader Middle East, the Korean Peninsula and the ongoing [UN] reform. The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for the continued US engagement in the work of the United Nations."
Closing this thread for my story on today's presser:
On the nearly 1,500 missing migrant children; the U.N.'s response; what it's not revealing about the Secretary General's recent meeting with Trump, and how it reminded a scholar of the "desaparecidos." courthousenews.com/us-faces-call-…
On the nearly 1,500 missing migrant children; the U.N.'s response; what it's not revealing about the Secretary General's recent meeting with Trump, and how it reminded a scholar of the "desaparecidos." courthousenews.com/us-faces-call-…
