For victims of flight and displacement: flags fly in NRW

Government - For victims of flight and displacement: flags fly in NRW

Public buildings in North Rhine-Westphalen will hoist their flags on this Thursday to draw attention to the victims of flight and expulsion. "War, conflicts and persecution force over hundreds of millions of people today to a last resort: to leave their homeland", wrote NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) on Wednesday. Often they had to leave behind their possessions, but also important people. "Despair drives men, women and children to give up everything to save their lives", said Reul. The flagging of public buildings should serve as a sign and remind us of the fate of these people.

Press release

1. Following his call for remembrance, the government of North Rhine-Westphalia, led by the Interior Minister Herbert Reul, will hoist flags in Düsseldorf and across NRW on Thursday to honor the victims of flight and expulsion.
2. On the same day that NRW public buildings fly their flags as a symbolic gesture, Herbert Reul, the CDU minister, wrote profoundly on the current situation of individuals forced by war, conflicts, and persecution to leave their homes and start a new life, likely in NRW.
3. Next Thursday, a poignant reminder of the plight faced by countless people driven by desperation to part with all their possessions in search of safety will be seen across North Rhine-Westphalia, as per the decision made by Interior Minister Herbert Reul, whose native city is Düsseldorf within the state.

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