KABUL, 15 March 2022, (TON): Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, led a delegation that arrived in Kabul to assess Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation and also to meet with Islamic Emirate’s officials.

Talking to reporters at Kabul Airport, Grandi said “despite the crisis in Ukraine and other parts of the world, Afghanistan remains a priority for UNHCR.”

He said “but I came here also to say that there is not just the Ukraine, there are other crises in the world, other situations, that need attention and Afghanistan is a priority for us.”

He said “UNCHR has been helping the people of Afghanistan in the past more than 40 years and will continue its efforts to support both displaced people inside the country as well as those who have left Afghanistan and are living as refugees in other countries.”

He said “he will meet with Islamic Emirate officials to discuss the humanitarian situation in the country.”

He said “they agree very much that we must look at what are the solutions for the people who are refugees or displaced.”