Switzerland temporarily suspends participation in a UN programme aimed at resettling vulnerable refugees blaming incapacity and lack of staff
For 2022, UNHCR had estimated that nearly 1.5 million refugees were in need of resettlement, although only a fraction of those spots were made available.
"The resettlement programme will not be called into question, only admissions will be temporarily suspended," said SEM spokesman Lukas Rieder. Switzerland, with a population of 8.7 million, had committed to resettling 1,820 vulnerable refugees in 2022 and 2023.
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