Cooks leader says time now to talk about disaster refugees

Cooks leader says time now to talk about disaster refugees

23 MAY 2013

The prime minister of the Cook Islands, Henry Puna, says the time has come for the world to consider how to protect people forced by natural disasters to cross borders.

Victims of natural disaster are not considered refugees so are not protected under international law.

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Source: Radio New Zealand International

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