The African-Hungarian Union (AHU) has issued a communiqué last week on the occasion of the World Refugee Day. The organization has expressed its concerns about illegal immigration and stated that they are constantly following the drama in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Balkans with great anxiety. They condemned discrimination based on people’s skin colour, origin, or religion, but emphasized that immigration, especially illegal immigration, cannot be a solution. The problems of Africa need to be resolved in Africa with European help, writes AHU in the communiqué.

 

Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of the Al Habtoor Group and Sándor Balogh, co-founder of the African-Hungarian Union (AHU) met in Budapest to discuss the conditions of a possible joint humanitarian aid action to Syrian refugees.

Due to the Syrian Civil War and the ruthlessness of the Islamic State, more than 4 million people have had to flee their home in the war-torn country. The refugees found shelter primarily in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. The African-Hungarian Union, together with the Asian-Hungarian Society, has already aided refugees accommodated in Turkey.