U.N. refers Saudi teen to Australia for refugee resettlement | Reuters
'SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United Nations has asked Australia to consider refugee resettlement for an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her, the Australian government said on Wednesday. '
'Australia said it would consider resettling her if the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) deemed her a refugee.“The UNHCR has referred Ms Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun to Australia for consideration for refugee resettlement,” Australia’s Department of Homeland Security said in an email. '
'She was allowed to enter Thailand and on Tuesday began the process of seeking asylum in a third country through the U.N. refugee agency. '
'The department said it would consider the referral “in the usual way, as it does with all UNHCR referrals”. '
'The teenager, Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, arrived in Bangkok on the weekend appealing for asylum. '
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'SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United Nations has asked Australia to consider refugee resettlement for an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her, the Australian government said on Wednesday. '
'Australia said it would consider resettling her if the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) deemed her a refugee.“The UNHCR has referred Ms Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun to Australia for consideration for refugee resettlement,” Australia’s Department of Homeland Security said in an email. '
'She was allowed to enter Thailand and on Tuesday began the process of seeking asylum in a third country through the U.N. refugee agency. '
'The department said it would consider the referral “in the usual way, as it does with all UNHCR referrals”. '
'The teenager, Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, arrived in Bangkok on the weekend appealing for asylum. '
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