UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for lifting Trump's US travel ban

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for lifting US travel ban.

The chief also said that border policies based on religion, ethnicity or race were 'against the fundamental principles and values on which our societies are based'.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on President Donald Trump to lift his ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries “as soon as possible.”

Guterres also added that such a ban risks fueling terrorist propaganda. It is worth to mention here, that Guterres was formerly the UN high commissioner for refugees had earlier criticised other western countries for closing doors to refugees.

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The statement said Guterres was on his “way back from Ethiopia, the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa that for decades has been keeping its borders open to hundreds of thousands of refugees from its neighbours, many times in dramatic security situations”.“Countries have the right, even the obligation, to responsibly manage their borders to avoid infiltration by members of terrorist organizations,” the secretary general said, but he added: “This cannot be based on any form of discrimination related to religion, ethnicity or nationality because … that is against the fundamental principles and values on which our societies are based.”

“Countries have the right, even the obligation, to responsibly manage their borders to avoid infiltration by members of terrorist organizations,” the secretary general said, but he added: “This cannot be based on any form of discrimination related to religion, ethnicity or nationality because … that is against the fundamental principles and values on which our societies are based.”