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91 countries now offer COVID-19 vaccinations to refugees, says UNHCR

91 countries now offer COVID-19 vaccinations to refugees, says UNHCR

Jun 25, 2021, at 03:29 pm

New York: UN refugee agency UNHCR, on Thursday welcomed the growing number of countries that have offered COVID-19 vaccines to refugees before urging others to do the same.

‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn

‘Overwhelmed’ health systems have little room for sick refugees, migrants, UN agencies warn

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:57 pm

New York/IBNS: Four prominent United Nations system entities have called on countries to protect refugees, migrants, stateless persons and those forcibly displaced by disasters and conflict – some of the world’s most vulnerable populations – against the rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Agencies temporarily suspend refugee resettlement travel

COVID-19: Agencies temporarily suspend refugee resettlement travel

Mar 18, 2020, at 10:29 am

New York/IBNS: A “vital lifeline” for vulnerable families forced to flee their homelands has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic as two UN agencies announced on Tuesday that they are temporarily suspending resettlement travel for refugees.

Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for ‘prudence, not panic’

Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for ‘prudence, not panic’

Mar 14, 2020, at 08:33 am

New York/IBNS: In a video message recorded on Friday afternoon, UN chief António Guterres assured the world that the COVID-19 virus will peak, and the global economy will recover but, until then, “we must act together to slow the spread of the virus and look after each other”.