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Tue, 08 Dec, 2015 12:06:32 AM FTimes Report, Dec 8  High Commissioner from the United Nations Refugee Agency António Guterres. File Photo AFP-Lehtikuva. High Commissioner from the United Nations Refugee Agency António Guterres is scheduled to visit Finland Wednesday to discuss international humanitarian situation among other issues relating to migrations.
Guterres will meet Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini, Minister of the Interior Petteri Orpo and representatives of Finnish civil society organizations during his visit.
The topics of discussion will include the international humanitarian situation, the refugee situation in Europe and Finland, as well as the EU's actions to manage the migratory flows, according to a release.
Other matters to be discussed are the relations between UNHCR and Finland and the World Humanitarian Summit to be held in Istanbul in May 2016.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, known as UN Refugee Agency, is mandated to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.
UNHCR is one of the biggest humanitarian aid agencies and Finland's main channel of funding for humanitarian purposes.
Finland's funding to the agency in 2015 has been over EUR 20 million.
High Commissioner Guterres' term in the leadership of UNHCR started in 2005 and will expire at the end of this year.
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