as numbers continue to rise, action is needed. you will make 80 million refugees around the world and even more now after ukraine seeking a settlement in the western world but i think there is an upper limit to the number that any country can take. but there s been widespread criticism of the scheme on several fronts. one of them is its legality. at the centre of that argument is the refugee convention of 1951. it enshrines asylum seekers right to protection. it allows people to seek asylum in any country they choose. and the uk is a signatory. the un refugee agency says the rwanda arrangement is incompatible with the letter and spirit of that legal document. we ve seen protests here in the uk against the plan. these are pictures from one of those protests. the un s high commissionerfor refugees also shared his thoughts. we believe that this is all wrong. this is all wrong. for so many
so to speak, to remind ukrainians that don t need a reminder that they are under constant threat, that their utility grid, their electric grid can go down, that their banks, banking and transportation systems can go down. so yes, it is in fact a message to really intimidate and try and so panic.- and try and so panic. thank ou. the office of the un high commissionerfor human rights says they are deeply concerned by recent incidents of hate speech and incitement to violence in serbia and the serb controlled entity in bosnia. this comes on the back of recent fears over an escalation of tensions in the region, largely fuelled by the actions of the leader of the bosnian serbs, milorad dodik, recently placed under further us sanctions. the un said the authorities should promote reconciliation. these acts, which happened
this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the australian government s lawyers say the continued presence of novak djokovic in the country is undermining their covid vaccine strategy. as the tennis player s legal team try to stop his deportation. one of boris johnson s ministers one of borisjohnson s ministers because his behaviour unacceptable, after downing street apologises to the queen for number ten s staff lockdown parties on the eve of the duke of edinburgh s general. funeral. the office of the un high commissionerfor human rights says they are deeply concerned by recent incidents of hate speech and incitement to violence in serbia and the serb controlled entity in bosnia. this comes on the back of recent fears over an escalation of tensions
responded to that speech with its own spoof of mi6 s fictional spy, with a chinese james pond mocking british intelligence. but one former diplomat says the uk does need to be on guard for china seeking influence. by putting in that sort of money, it gets eyes and ears in parliament, it gets to influence, it hopes, various policy decisions. it might be about our critical national infrastructure. this latest warning has caused alarm in westminster, and it s unlikely to be the last. gordon corera, bbc news. the office of the un high commissionerfor human rights says they are deeply concerned by recent incidents of hate speech and incitement to violence in serbia and the serb controlled entity in bosnia. this comes on the back
like, wee don t know anything about the future. but i hope, yes. that was a woman who had fled odesa in the south and made her way to lviv and had come on her own was trying to leave this country. as we are reporting tens of thousands of people have been fleeing the fighting and trying to get out of the country. the un now says over 1.5 million people have left ukraine using the various different borders and they say that it s the fastest moving refugee crisis since the second world war. that was the statement made by filippo grandy the high commissionerfor statement made by filippo grandy the high commissioner for refugees. the high commissioner, filippo grandi, has called it the fastest growing refugee crisis in europe since the second world war. poland says record numbers of ukrainians continue to cross the border. our correspondent kasia madera sent this update from the medyka