Swiss-US opera singer helps launch refugee ‘pledge’

The Swiss-American opera singer Barbara Hendricks and 74 international figures have launched a coalition to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, they affirmed the right of persecuted people to seek safety in another country. These prominent figures have championed “the pledge”, an initiative championed by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Saleh, himself a former refugee. In their appeal, they call for refugees to be included in…