Pope
Francis has been very clear about the immigration issue, particularly the
massive loss of life and the incredible human costs of the illegal crossings of
the Mediterranean Sea. We might disagree with the implicit policy proposals
that one can guess behind his words, but we have to recognise that he has
occupied the moral ground and been a loud voice in a sea of political silences.
We
would like to hear some voices from the UN side as well. Not just the spokespersons
of agency A or B, but people in leadership positions. They should come up and
speak. Make proposals, suggest policy avenues, and offer their goodwill services. Some of them, like the Secretary-General or the UN High Commissioner for
Refugees, are at the end of their mandates. That should give them more space to
call a spade a spade and be daring.
No comments:
Post a Comment