Apparently six Guantanamo prisoners will travel to Uruguay as refugees in the near future while ACNUR, the UN agency that deals with refugees will be selecting a group of 120 Syrian children, victims of the civil war, which should be arriving in the country in two months time.
“Uruguay has always received refugees” underlined Almagro.
Uruguayan officials believe that in two weeks time they will have all the logistics and conditions for hosting the children ready and once finished will be presented to ACNUR for the final discussion.
The following step is for UNHCR to select the families, among the most vulnerable, including orphans or accompanied by adults: The group will be coming supported by teachers, interpreters and doctors to facilitate their settlement in Uruguay.
“We estimate 120 people and we are trying they arrive as soon as possible, but we depend on international circumstances” admitted Almagro.
Regarding the Guantanamo prisoners the situation does not have a definitive date.
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