United Nations: Shakira's remarks about the refugee crisis in Syria

Speaking to reporters at a press conference organized after the conference titled "Meeting of the Minds" organized at the UN headquarters, Shakira defined the current migrant and refugee emergency as “one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time”.

“The image of that little boy washed up on a shore is a tragic one and one that we shouldn’t ignore and we shouldn’t forget. It should humanize the plight of refugees” and added that “We need to come together and we need to demand a just exit to this humanitarian crisis ... Because the refugees deserve to have a home. I know there is a lot of racism underneath it all … I only hope that sometime soon we can have a world where human needs and rights raise above flags and borders and numbers and selfishness and racism.”

Shakira habló con periodistas después de la reunión "Meeting of the Minds' que se organizó en Naciones Unidas. Shakira habló sobre la crisis de refugiados sirios y afirmó que los "refugiados se merecen un hogar" y expresó sus deseos de que muy pronto podamos tener un mundo en el que las necesidades sociales y humanitarias estén "por encima de banderas, fronteras, egoísmo y racismo".