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UN report urges Sudan to address plight of millions of displaced people in Darfur

Nov 22, 2017, at 05:30 am

  New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to enable the 2.6 million people who have been internally displaced by the long-running conflict in Darfur to return home voluntarily or to reintegrate into host communities.

On World Refugee Day, UN urges support, solidarity for record number of displaced people

Jun 21, 2017, at 05:30 am

New York, June 20(Just Earth News): With a record 65.6 million people last year forcibly uprooted from their homes by violence and persecution, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on the international community to provide support and solidarity.

At South Sudan sites for displaced, UN Security Council hears 'desperate appeals' for regional protection force

Sep 04, 2016, at 01:44 pm

New York, Sept 4 (Just Earth News): On the second day of its visit to South Sudan, a delegation from the United Nations Security Council on Saturday met with displaced people living in camps, known as “protection of civilians” sites, seeing first-hand “the human consequences of the failure of political leaders to bring peace back to their country.”

UN rapporteur calls for urgent action to protect hundreds of thousands of displaced people in north-eastern Nigeria

Aug 30, 2016, at 01:33 pm

New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): Speaking at the end of a four-day visit to Nigeria, the United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IPDs) has called on the country’s authorities and the international community to act urgently to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in its northeast are protected.

Displaced people need to be given opportunity to rebuild their lives, Ban says at camp in DR Congo

Feb 24, 2016, at 03:25 pm

New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated his call for support from Member States to resolve such global humanitarian issues as the refugee and migrant crisis and ensuring human dignity for all, during a visit to a site hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UN concerned over latest fighting in northern CAR

May 17, 2014, at 05:12 pm

New York, May 17 (IBNS): As fighting worsens in northern Central African Republic, United Nations humanitarian agencies and partners are working to protect displaced people and children, and to support conflict-hit farmers, it was announced on Friday.

UN urges help for people of Central African Republic

Apr 15, 2014, at 07:00 pm

New York, Apr 15 (IBNS): More than 70,000 people are now living in horrendous conditions crammed into the Central African Republic (CAR) Bangui airport - the lucky ones under weather-beaten tarps just yards from the runway. Others are in the open.