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The head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, condemned Britain’s plans to send a first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, saying the policy set a catastrophic precedent. He said other countries who took in far more asylum seekers than Britain could decide to follow its example. …

The head of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, has asked Europe to be generous and welcoming to other migrants, just as it has with Ukrainian refugees. It comes following the deaths of dozens of African migrants at sea. Filippo Grandi, said Europe had hosted Ukrainian refugees “generously and effectively” …

Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency has described the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as extremely grave and has urged the government to stop restricting access for humanitarian agencies. Filippo Grandi was speaking after visiting a camp where he said Eritrean refugees were complaining about incidents …