Plight of refugees must not be ignored: Italy's president

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Plight of refugees must not be ignored: Italy's president

STORY: Plight of refugees must not be ignored: Italy's president DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:23 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. President Mattarella paying tribute to the victims of a shipwreck of refugees on March 2, 2023 2. various of the Vigili del Fuoco's searching and rescuing of the shipwreck of refugees on Feb 26, 2023 3. various of some migrants on the street of Rome STORYLINE: Marking World Refugee Day, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday called for greater attention to the plight of refugees forced to flee their home in search of safety from violence and economic hardships. "A sense of humanity and respect for the highest values ... requires that we do not ignore their plight," he said in a press release. "In celebrating World Refugee Day today, it is appropriate to reiterate that initiatives to assist these people -- and in particular refugees in particularly vulnerable conditions -- must be accompanied by the search for indispensable and urgent long-te

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