Press Release
Published on September 22, 2025
New York — In advance of this week’s UN General Assembly High-level meeting, speeches by Heads of State and Government and reported efforts to enlist UN Member States in an attempt to undo international legal protections for refugees, 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society organizations released an open letter to UN Member States calling on them to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international refugee, human rights, and humanitarian treaties—and to reject efforts to undo or undermine legal norms.
The organizations signing the open letter span the globe and include human rights organizations, faith-based groups, humanitarian, and refugee assistance organizations from every region of the world.
The letter was organized by Human Rights First and ICVA, along with other dedicated human rights organizations, refugee assistance and faith-based organizations.
