Peter Kessler Quotations

For millions of people, this was their source of food,

What we don't have is water, a factor that will make or break a crisis situation,

The situation is very much in flux. The situation has been very tense,

are very much living on a hand to mouth basis.

A new wave of millions of Afghans will overwhelm hospitality, (we must) insure that we have local and federal governments on board.

There's a really good social atmosphere there. There's a large family type of environment with the staff and patients, and they set-up chances for patients to come back and visit after what's been an intensive two to three months.

It's clear that the (Hutu militants) have spooked the refugees, and they are using these people as shields,

Smugglers torture, rape and shoot their passengers if they complain. It's very dangerous.

An application of these proposals, without access to due process, could amount to sending people back to countries where they could be persecuted. That would be in abrogation of the UK's obligations under the 1951 convention.

The long-term absence of relief agencies could force many, many thousands of people into displacement.