UNHCR welcomes move to ensure refugees and asylum seekers are vaccinated

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was amended following a clarification by the UNHCR of quotes it had given another publication.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is ready to play its role in ensuring that all refugees and asylum seekers are vaccinated against Covid-19.

“The UNHCR is ready to assist in mobilising and reaching out to the refugee and asylum-seeking communities and has already translated vaccine information posters and audio files into 11 languages commonly spoken by refugees.