Migrants and refugees

Afghanistan: Reuniting households on the run must be precedence, urges UNHCR

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Afghanistan: Reuniting households on the run must be precedence, urges UNHCR

[ad_1] Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said Afghan refugees have been approaching UNHCR places of work, desperately involved concerning the security and welfare of their family members left behind, or dwelling in neighbouring nations.  “Whereas current political developments in Afghanistan haven’t led to large-scale cross-border displacement, many amongst pre-existing Afghan refugee and asylum seeker populations stay separated … Read more

Alert over spike in safety operations in opposition to Libya migrants

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Alert over spike in safety operations in opposition to Libya migrants

[ad_1] In an alert on Tuesday, the UN human rights workplace (OHCHR) stated that weak folks on the transfer within the north African nation expertise “a myriad every day violations and abuses by the hands of each State and non-state actors.”  These embody expulsions of people to international locations in sub-Saharan Africa with out due course of, in … Read more

UNHCR recommends the tip of refugee standing for Ivorians by June

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UNHCR recommends the tip of refugee standing for Ivorians by June

[ad_1] “In gentle of the elemental and sturdy modifications in Côte d’Ivoire, I’m happy to advocate a normal cessation of refugee standing for Ivorian refugees to take impact on 30 June 2022”, mentioned UN Excessive Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. Tens of hundreds in ready In line with information out there to UNHCR, there are … Read more

UN rights chief requires investigation into ‘heartbreaking’ killing of veteran Rohingya activist

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UN rights chief requires investigation into ‘heartbreaking’ killing of veteran Rohingya activist

[ad_1] Mohib Ullah, chair of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), was shot lifeless on Wednesday by unknown assailants within the Kutupalong /Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, positioned within the south of the nation. The camp was established in August 2017 and homes greater than 750,000 Rohingya, a primarily Muslim minority group … Read more

UN launches initiative to assist returnees trapped in Syria camps

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UN launches initiative to assist returnees trapped in Syria camps

[ad_1] It was to assist dozens of Member States internationally, a few of which have begun to carry their nationals residence, that the Global Framework on United Nations Support on Syria and Iraq Third Country National Returnees was launched this Wednesday.   In a video message, the UN Secretary-General reminded that many of those folks “have now spent greater than 5 years with out primary … Read more

Yemeni humanitarian group wins Nansen Refugee Award

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Yemeni humanitarian group wins Nansen Refugee Award

[ad_1] UN Excessive Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, introduced the laureate this Wednesday. Yearly, the prize acknowledges an individual or group, that goes above and past the decision of responsibility, to assist displaced or stateless folks. ? UNHCR’s 2021 #NansenAward Winner is the unimaginable Yemeni group Jeel Albena, which helps 1000’s of displaced folks rebuild their lives. Based by … Read more

UNICEF: Haiti kids weak to ‘violence, poverty and displacement’

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UNICEF: Haiti kids weak to ‘violence, poverty and displacement’

[ad_1] “When kids and households are despatched again with out ample safety, they discover themselves much more weak to violence, poverty and displacement – elements that drove them emigrate within the first place”, said Govt Director Henrietta Fore. A rocky highway Haiti is the poorest nation within the western hemisphere and has been lengthy plagued with poverty, … Read more

UN companies shocked by deaths close to Belarus-Poland border

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UN companies shocked by deaths close to Belarus-Poland border

[ad_1] In a joint statement, the companies expressed their condolences to the households of the deceased, all of whose nationalities have but to be confirmed, though two of the victims had been recognized as Iraqi nationals who reportedly died of hypothermia.  EU-Belarus border disaster  In latest months, teams of asylum-seekers and migrants have been transiting via Belarus, to hunt asylum in neighbouring EU Member States – Lithuania, … Read more

US plan to extend refugee resettlement welcomed by UNHCR

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US plan to extend refugee resettlement welcomed by UNHCR

[ad_1] “This plan displays the dedication of the US Authorities and the American folks to assist make sure that the world’s most susceptible refugees have an opportunity to rebuild their lives in security,” stated UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo, briefing journalists in Geneva on Tuesday. Monday’s transfer fulfils an earlier pledge to boost a cap that … Read more