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The United Nations today urged Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "reconsider" a decision to scrap an agreement on resettling thousands of African migrants following tough domestic criticism.
"UNHCR notes the announcement of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that he has cancelled the Israel-UNHCR agreement of April 2nd on solutions for Eritreans and Sudanese living in Israel," a spokesman for the UN agency, William Spindler, told AFP in an email.
"We continue to believe in the need for a win-win agreement that can benefit Israel, the international community and people needing asylum and we hope that Israel will reconsider its decision soon.
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