Mexico: UNICEF calls for implementation of protocol to protect migrant children
Feb 02, 2020, at 05:33 pm
New York/IBNS: Authorities in Mexico are being reminded by the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, of the need to protect the rights of migrant children who enter the country.
Dozens of migrants dead and missing, adds to mounting toll off Spanish coast
Dec 22, 2018, at 07:59 am
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): A group of migrant boats stranded at sea, was rescued off the Spanish coast on Thursday, and at least 25 people are believed to be dead or missing, including a pregnant woman, the UN Refugee Agency, UNCHR, has reported.
2,300 migrant children in Central American ‘caravan’ need protection, UNICEF says
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:16 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): As some 7,000 mostly-Honduran migrants continue their journey northwards toward the United States, governments must prioritize the needs of migrant children when it comes to applying immigration laws and procedures, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday.
Security Council condemns reported slave trade of migrants in Libya
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya as “heinous human rights abuses which may also amount to crimes against humanity,” and called on those responsible to be held to account.
Media coverage frames public thinking on migrants and migration – UN report
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): Changes in traditional media and growing use of social media are offering new avenues for “migrant-led” media and journalism as well as a unique opportunity for migrants to highlight their concerns and contributions – in their own words – the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.
UN agency to fly 15,000 migrants home from Libya in wake of reported abuses
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency plans to fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centres in Libya before year-end in the wake of shocking reports of rampant migrant abuse and squalid and overcrowded conditions at these facilities across the North African country.
Libya’s planned transit centre would keep migrants from risky Mediterranean crossing – UN agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:59 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a “transit and departure facility” in Tripoli for refugees and migrants in need of international protection – an initiative that offers viable alternatives to their dangerous journeys along the Central Mediterranean route.
UN rights experts urge France to provide safe water, sanitation for migrants in ‘Calais Jungle’
Oct 17, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Oct 16(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts are urging the Government of France to devise long-term measures to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for migrants in Calais and other areas along the northern French coast.
For Yemenis and migrants, protracted conflict an 'endless nightmare' – head of UN agency
Oct 03, 2017, at 05:13 am
New York, Oct 2(Just Earth News): Amid worsening famine and cholera in war-torn Yemen, the head of the United Nations migration agency has called for greater humanitarian access to enable relief workers reach those most in need and save lives.
At UN assembly, Croatia calls for treating migrants humanely while also tackling ‘root causes’
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:47 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Croatia, a major way-station on the path of tens of thousands of refugees from the Middle East and Asia in 2015, called from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday for a holistic approach that respects migrants’ rights while tackling the root causes of their flight.
Flow of refugees, migrants to Europe slows but sea journey remains deadly – UN
Aug 25, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 25(Just Earth News): Fewer refugees and migrants arrived in Europe in the first half of this year, but the likelihood of dying among people seeking to reach Europe is still “alarmingly high,†the United Nations refugee agency On Thursday reported, calling for renewed commitments to protect people.
Search and rescue missions in Sahara Desert help 1,000 migrants, says UN migration agency
Aug 09, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Search and rescue operations conducted by the United Nations migration agency have saved a total of 1,000 migrants in northern Niger since April, the agency reveals.
Senior UN official urges Libya to protect migrants from conflict-related sexual violence
Feb 08, 2017, at 02:35 pm
New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): The highest United Nations official tasked with advocating against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war urged on Tuesday Libyan authorities to protect migrants from rape and other human rights violations.
Yemen: Ongoing humanitarian crisis adding to migrants woes, says UN migration agency
Jan 19, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Jan 18 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the plight of migrants from the Horn of Africa arriving in Yemen – which itself has seen more than 2.1 million people internally displaced due to ongoing conflict and the resulting humanitarian crisis – the United Nations migration agency has called for additional support for the vulnerable.
UN rights experts call on US to abolish mandatory detention of migrants
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention completed a two-week visit to the United States on Monday and called upon the Government to abolish its mandatory detention of migrants, particularly asylum-seekers, after it found serious racial and economic disparities and that many people were being held under punitive conditions.
UN rights chief sees ‘worrying signs’ in Bulgaria’s detention regime for migrants
Aug 12, 2016, at 04:36 am
New York, Aug 11 (Just Earth News): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday expressed serious concern that virtually all people entering Bulgaria in an “irregular manner†are subjected to detention, and that they could be prosecuted and even jailed if they try to leave, “placing many of them in an invidious Catch-22 situation.â€
Aug 10, 2016, at 04:04 am
New York, Aug 9 (Just Earth News): On 2 August, following five months of negotiations, Member States of the United Nations agreed by consensus upon a political declaration that will serve as the basis for discussions and the outcome of the first-ever UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants which will be held, on 19 September, at UN Headquarters in New York.
Europe's restrictive measures draw UN concern as refugee and migrant influx continues
Feb 13, 2016, at 03:08 pm
New York, Feb 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS) With the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe showing no signs of easing in 2016, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday reiterated its concern over increasing restrictive measures on the part of European Member States, stressing that greater support mechanisms must be urgently implemented to protect the fundamental human rights of the more than 2,000 people who continue risking their lives every day to reach Europe.
UN experts urge Cyprus to address migrant detention conditions
Feb 02, 2016, at 02:22 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Cyprus has seen many positive developments concerning the treatment of people in detention, but still faces several challenges, particularly regarding the independent monitoring of places of detention and the treatment of migrants, the UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) said on Monday after visiting the country.
Winter poses hazards to child refugees and migrants arriving in Europe: UN
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:59 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With children now accounting for more than one in three of the tens of thousands of refugees and migrants flooding into Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday voiced concern at the impact recent sub-zero temperatures and snowy conditions were having on them.
Refugees and migrants braving seas to flee to Europe in 2015 top one million: UN
Dec 31, 2015, at 02:23 pm
New York, Dec 31 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe by sea this year have passed one million, according to figures just released by the UN refugee agency, many on perilous trips aboard inadequate vessels run by people smugglers, with at least 3,735 more believed drowned.
European border restrictions on refugees, migrants violate human rights: Ban
Nov 25, 2015, at 03:48 pm
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Balkan States on Wednesday that border restrictions based on a refugee’s or migrant’s nationality infringed human rights, with the United Nations refugee agency reporting that 1,000 people are already stranded, 60 of them on hunger strike and 11 reportedly stitching up their mouths in protest.
Ban warns of misplaced suspicions of Muslim refugees, migrants after terror attacks
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:37 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As last week's terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut continue to reverberate round the world with calls to restrict refugee and migrant movement in the name of security, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday warned against "misplaced suspicions" about refugees and migrants, especially Muslims, who can help fight violent extremism.
Worsening weather off coast of Lesvos leads to tragedy for refugees and migrants
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:30 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 15 people have died and some 38 others are missing in five incidents involving smuggler boats carrying hundreds of refugees and migrants by sea between Turkey and the Greek islands, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
UN human rights chief urges Czech Republic to halt detention of migrants and refugees
Oct 23, 2015, at 02:03 pm
New York, Oct 23 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official on Thursday strongly criticized the detention of migrants and refugees in the Czech Republic, drawing attention to the violations of the rights of children among them and to credible reports that authorities are routinely strip-searching migrants to confiscate the $10 a day they are charged for their own detention.
UNICEF advocate Orlando Bloom urges protection of refugee and migrant children
Sep 30, 2015, at 02:21 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Orlando Bloom called for greater protection for tens of thousands of refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe.
UN urges adoption of treaty against forced labour
May 24, 2014, at 08:31 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Independent United Nations human rights experts dealing with the issues of slavery, migrants and trafficking on Friday called on governments to adopt a legally binding international protocol to respond to the scourge of forced labour.