Sweden said on Thursday that it plans to give priority to refugees from Somalia and Eritrea to resettle about 1700 to 1900 United Nations (UN) refugees this year, according to a report from the Swedish Radio.
“Eritrean refuges in Sudan and Libya, who are fleeing the totalitarian regime in Eritrea, need the international community to make a contribution and do their part,” Dan Eliasson, head of the Swedish Migration Agency told Swedish Radio.
Sweden gave priority to refugees from Iraq and its surrounding areas last year. The shift will result in roughly 600 fewer Iraqi refugees coming to Sweden in 2010 said the report from Local.
Meanwhile, about 850 refugees will be transferred to Sweden from camps in Kenya, Sudan, and Libya.
The Swedish Riksdag (parliament) allocates funding for the Migration Board to bring about 1,700 and 1,900 refugees to Sweden under the UN’s quota program every year.
At present, Sweden is one of the 19 countries which accept quota refugees on an annual basis.
Source:english.people.com.cn/
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