Sri Lankan migrants who paid their life savings to people traffickers for perilous and unsuccessful sea crossings in an attempt to find a better life overseas have returned home thanks to the support of the UN migration agency, IOM.
27 December 2023Migrants and Refugees
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has appealed for action in the wake of a mob attack against refugees in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Wednesday.
Hundreds of young people stormed a building basement where scores of Rohingya refugees were sheltered, according...
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Refugees in an inflatable boat approach the shores of the island of Lesbos, in northern Greece.
20 December 2023Migrants and Refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the European Union (EU) to...
In a message marking International Migrants Day, the UN chief emphasized that migration promotes the exchange of knowledge and contributes to economic growth, but at the same time, “poorly governed migration is a cause of great suffering.”
“It forces people into the cruel realm of traffickers...
Speaking at the closing of the Global Refugee Forum, the Secretary-General said that protection and help for these most vulnerable of people, was “an obligation shared by all of humanity”.
He was speaking after three days of intensive activity geared to finding solutions and building...
The world’s largest gathering dedicated to refugee issues, the Forum is co-hosted by UNHCR and Switzerland and convened by Colombia, France, Japan, Jordan and Uganda.
It brings together Member States, civil society, financial institutions, private companies and more than 300 refugee advocates...
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A migrant from Venezuela talks to his family after crossing the Darien Gap into Central America.
7 December 2023Migrants and Refugees
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Thursday, called for...
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World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, support for Venezuelan migrants and refugees, weapons in Myanmar
6 December 2023Human Rights
Authorities in Nigeria must investigate a string of deadly airstrikes over the past six years and hold those responsible to account, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday.
OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since...
Abdullahi Mire grew up in the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in northeastern Kenya with its population today of more than 240,000 registered refugees, mostly from Somalia.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) coordinates operations there together with partners, relying also on the support of the...
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World News in Brief: Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty
Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country.
WFP said most families crossing the border are arriving hungry, desperate and in need of immediate support...
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Refugees from Sudan wait to collect aid items in a border village in Chad (file).
21 November 2023Humanitarian Aid
Funding constraints and rising humanitarian needs could force the World Food Programme (WFP) to halt assistance to more than a...
19 November 2023Migrants and Refugees
A rising number of migrants are attempting the dangerous journey across the Darién jungle spanning the Colombia-Panama border. For Etzaida Rios, 35, the impact of providing hope and help runs deep.
Migrants come ashore from the Chucunaque River after...
The floods were caused by ongoing heavy rains and come in the wake of the longest and most severe drought on record, the impacts of which are still being felt by millions across the region.
Among the greatest needs are food, emergency shelter, kitchen sets, blankets, clean water and hygiene...
10 November 2023Migrants and Refugees
Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades ago could be repeated, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, voicing grave concern over the development.
More than 800 people have...
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World News in Brief: Protection call for refugees in Pakistan, ‘One Health’ plan launched, radio waves saving lives
According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out.
The majority of undocumented refugees who have settled in Pakistan over decades are from neighbouring...
Despite progress in clearing debris, the city still wears a haunting emptiness that is slowly returning to community life, thanks to support from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Emel and her family were lucky to survive. Yet, their survival came at the heavy cost of...
27 October 2023Human Rights
Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing alarm.
OHCHR is urging the authorities to halt deportations...
25 October 2023Migrants and Refugees
More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes in the first nine months of this year due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.
War in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan...
17 October 2023Migrants and Refugees
Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday.
The Government of Pakistan, which has hosted millions of Afghans for...
14 October 2023Migrants and Refugees
People who have fled to Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have been talking about how their lives have been shattered by the recent escalation in hostilities there.
Some 100,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia since the end of September...