World Health Organization ‘very concerned’ about the health status of migrants at the Belarus-EU border

The World Health Organization (WHO) is “very concerned” about the health of refugees trying to enter the European Union from Belarus ‘border, the agency’ s director for Europe said today.

The WHO Europe “calls on all countries to protect the health of refugees and migrants on Belarus’ borders, many of whom are in need of medical assistance,” the statement said.

The United Nations is calling for “protection and depoliticisation” of the health of thousands of migrants, mostly from the Middle East, who have been trapped in difficult conditions, mainly on Belarus’ border with Poland.

According to one of its technical missions on the Belarus-Poland border, 60% of migrants need “one way or another” medical care.

“I’m very concerned about the thousands of vulnerable people stranded in a neutral zone on Belarus’ border with Poland, Latvia and Lithuania at the mercy of floods as winter approaches with speed,” he said. .Ο.Υ. for Europe, Hans Klüge.

Western countries condemned on Thursday an “orchestrated instrumentalization of people” by Belarus on the border with Poland aimed at “destabilizing the European Union’s external borders” and called for a “strong international response” despite calls for dialogue earlier in the day. Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Europeans accuse Minsk of fueling the crisis by issuing visas and chartering flights to avenge Western sanctions imposed on Belarus last year following a crackdown on dissent.

Source: AMPE