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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller has called for equal treatment of refugees “whoever, wherever and whenever.”

Writing on World Refugee Day on the UN Refugee Agency’s site, the American actor, who is visiting the town of Makariv, Kyiv Region,  said that “protecting people forced to flee is a collective global responsibility. We have to remember this could happen to anyone, anywhere.”

Russian forces attacked Makariv in the first weeks of the current war. The article can be read here in full.

“Seeking safety is a right”

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador @BenStiller