UN’s refugee agency welcomes Australia’s humanitarian assistance but the Coalition’s pledge to expand airstrikes against Isis to Syria sparks concern approximately a long-term strategyThe Abbott government has won compliment for offering to settle an additional 12000 refugees from the conflict in Syria and Iraq but faces warnings approximately the lack of a strategic plan for the Middle East as it confirmed Australia would expand airstrikes against Islamic State.
The UN refugee agency “warmly welcomed” Australia’s humanitarian assistance,which includes a pledge of $44m to help shelter and clothe people as winter approaches, but the agency reiterated the sheer scale of the “tragedy of our time” as millions of desperate people flee violence and many children miss years of schooling.
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Source: theguardian.com