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Message on International Migrants Day 国际移民日致辞 18 December 2016 2016年12月18日 This has been another turbulent year for refugees and migrants. We have seen the continued devastating effect of armed conflict on civilian populations, leading to death, destruction and displacement. We have witnessed the unacceptable loss of thousands of lives of people in transit in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. And, to add insult to injury, we have witnessed the rise of populist movements that seek to alienate and expel migrants and refugees, and to blame them for various ills of society. 这一年对难民和移民而言又是动荡的一年。我们看到，武装冲突继续对平民造成灾难性影响，导致平民死亡、遭受破坏和流离失所。我们目睹成千上万人在穿越地中海和其他地点的过程中丧生，这种情况是不可接受的。而雪上加霜的是，我们眼见民粹运动日益抬头，试图疏离和驱逐移民和难民，并将各种社会弊病归咎于他们。 Yet, within this turbulence we also find rays of hope, with concerned citizens and communities opening their arms and hearts. We have also seen a promising international response, culminating with the New York Declaration adopted in September at the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants. It is now crucial that governments honour and build on their commitments to govern large movements of refugees and migrants in a way that is compassionate, people-centred, gender-responsive and rooted in fundamental human rights. | 
