He focused on refugee protection, advancing a rights-based approach to national security and combating discrimination.

"The Security Council needs to put refugee protection on a much higher priority," he said in an interview today.

Republican counterproposals threaten to cut refugee protection and resettlement even further.

The Dublin regulation is a necessary component of an authentic refugee protection and processing system.

The group's focus had been the current government policy on refugee protection and resettlement.

The country prides itself on its reputation as a more welcoming land with better refugee protection, at least in recent years, than the United States.

In the late 1990s, Verdirame conducted empirical research on international organisations and refugee protection.

The responses marked the beginning of a wider, global mandate in refugee protection and humanitarian assistance.

"More than that, this sets terrible precedent for refugee protection, not only here but anywhere else in the world."

Finally, the European Union must work together with countries of origin and transit to build capacity for refugee protection in these regions.