| Consultation: | FYEG General Assembly 2022 |
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| Agenda item: | 4. Resolutions |
| Proposer: | Les Jeunes Écologistes, écolo j, Young Greens of Turkey |
| Status: | Modified |
| Submitted: | 04/28/2022, 19:13 |
| History: | Version 1(04/28/2022) Version 1(06/24/2022) |
According to the latest data from the UNHCR, more than 4,000,000 Ukrainians left
their country since the beginning of the Russian invasion, seeking asylum in
nearby European countries. With the European Union and European countries openly
denouncing the war, a wave of solidarity has risen in Europe, with thousands of
European citizens mobilized to welcome and help the Ukrainian refugees,
including through donations and the provision of accommodation.
Although this wave of solidarity is admirable and has helped hundreds of
thousands, it sometimes developed jointly with a problematic discourse: indeed,
we have heard that this immigration would be of “quality”, and that our
proximity with the Ukrainian people justified the welcoming efforts, as they are
“like us”. This problematic discourse assesses that non-European refugees would
be of “bad quality” since they are not “like us”: this is uninhibited racism,
and it is unacceptable.
All of us thus must fight this discourse, and underline its racist character:
this can no more be the main discourse in the European media, as the FYEG has
previously done, with the #NoDiscriminationOnMigration.
Therefore, following this communication campaign, the Federation of Young
European Greens calls on the European Union and the governments of all European
States:
To welcome and help all refugees, whether they come from Ukraine or from
any other place in the world.
To stop all deportation at borders, acknowledging the necessity of
humanitarian duty instead of the construction of "Fortress Europe".
To immediately stop the criminalization of people devoted to welcoming and
helping refugees, and to finally support them.
Together, we must stand up against racism. Always. Everywhere.
