Refugee and migrant children losing over 1.8 million school days, every day – UN report
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:18 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): Migrant and refugee children to face incredible hardships attending schools and accessing education, a new United Nations report released on Tuesday has revealed, highlighting also structural weaknesses in national systems that can sometimes exclude children on the move.
Sharp rise in refugee arrivals to Uganda as fresh violence flares in DR Congo – UN agency
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): Fresh violence in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) forced over 2,650 refugees to cross over into neighbouring Uganda this week, five times the usual number of arrivals, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Donors make initial pledges of $857 million to fund UN refugee agency’s work in 2018
Dec 06, 2017, at 03:16 pm
New York, Dec 6(Just Earth News): Donor governments on Tuesday pledged an initial $857 million to fund the United Nations refugee agency’s work to help some 67 million displaced or stateless people worldwide in 2018.
In Bangladesh, UN refugee chief warns influx of Rohingya outpaces capacities to respond
Sep 26, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Sept 26(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief on Monday called for ramped-up support for an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last month, warning that the massive influx of people seeking safety far outpaces capacities to respond.
UN refugee chief urges greater solidarity with refugees in Italy
Jul 03, 2017, at 03:41 am
New York, July 1(Just Earth News): Italy needs more international support to assist the waves of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean, the United Nations refugee chief today urged.
UN agency 'alarmed' by forced refugee returns to Nigeria from Cameroon
Jun 30, 2017, at 05:12 am
New York, June 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is alarmed by a fresh incident of forced returns of refugees from Cameroon into northeast Nigeria amid an absence of conditions to make such movements safe and sustainable.
UN agency 'alarmed' by forced refugee returns to Nigeria from Cameroon
Jun 30, 2017, at 05:10 am
New York, June 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is alarmed by a fresh incident of forced returns of refugees from Cameroon into northeast Nigeria amid an absence of conditions to make such movements safe and sustainable.
Senior UN officials call for close cooperation to address migrant, refugee flows in Libya
Feb 11, 2017, at 02:12 pm
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News): The heads of the United Nations agencies for human rights, migrants, and refugees, and the UN envoy for Libya, on Friday met in Geneva calling for international solidarity to address the flows of migrants and refugees in the North African country.
UN refugee agency lauds Europe's rescue efforts in Mediterranean amid 'tragic start' to New Year
Jan 17, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, Jan 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency praised the Italian Coastguard in coordination with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, for rescuing some 1,500 people from boats on the Mediterranean struggling in rough weather throughout the weekend.
UN refugee agency reshapes protection ‘toolkit’ for a world on the move
Dec 09, 2016, at 12:44 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has updated its ‘toolkit’ for protecting vulnerable people on the move, in response to a sharp increase in global flows of both refugees and migrants in the decade since it was published.
Canada Immigration Minister to answer work permit issues in India trip
Nov 08, 2016, at 07:20 am
Toronto/New Delhi, Nov 7(IBNS): The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister of Canada, John McCallum is in India in his official trip, along with Nova Scotia’s Minister of Immigration, Lena Diab and Ontario’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Laura Albanese.
Jun 01, 2016, at 03:06 pm
New York, June 1 (Just Earth News): At least 880 people appear to have died over the past week as their vessels capsized in the Mediterranean, bringing the total fatalities along the dangerous crossing route to 2,510 so far this year, the United Nations refugee agency said today, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a comprehensive and collective response to large movements of refugees and migrants.
UN refugee chief presents detailed plan to solve crisis in Europe, warning time is ‘running out’
Mar 05, 2016, at 02:17 pm
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Warning Europe is running out of time to solve the current refugee situation, the UN refugee chief Friday outlined a detailed six-point plan ahead of a key meeting of European Union leaders and Turkey in Brussels next week.
UN opens support 'hubs' to boost protection for families and children on move across Europe
Feb 27, 2016, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS)As part of a joint effort to increase protection for the growing numbers of children and others with specific needs arriving in Europe, two United Nations agencies have agreed to set up special support centres for children and families along the most frequently used migration routes across the continent.
Bay of Bengal 'three times more deadly' than Mediterranean for migrants and refugees – UN
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Refugees and migrants crossing the seas of Southeast Asia died at a rate three times higher than those in the Mediterranean last year, a new United Nations report has found, highlighting the urgency of greater life-saving cooperation among the affected States.
Global forced displacement for 2015 on track to break all records, topping 60 million - UN
Dec 19, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Forced displacement this year is likely exceed all previous records, for the first time topping 60 million, meaning that one out of every 122 persons on Earth has been forced to flee their home, the United Nations refugee agency warned today.
Fresh fighting in South Sudan forces thousands to flee into eastern DR Congo
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 4,000 people have fled to a remote region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to recent fighting between local groups, known as the 'Arrow Boys' and the South Sudanese Army in the Western Equatoria region of South Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
Ban praises Slovakia and Austria for 'taking care of so many refugees'
Oct 20, 2015, at 03:46 pm
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): While visiting a humanitarian centre in Slovakia on Monday where refugees have been accommodated by the Government, United Nations Secretary-General urged all leaders to show their "global solidarity and compassionate leadership."
UN raises concerns about unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe
Oct 17, 2015, at 02:33 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Warning of poor weather conditions and fast-approaching winter, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday raised concerns about the protection of unaccompanied refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe, where several countries are faced with overstretched national capacities and insufficient coordination.
Turkey: UN deputy chief says response to migration movement being tested
Oct 15, 2015, at 02:57 pm
New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): The world's ability to respond to migration and refugee movement is "being tested as never before," the United Nations deputy chief on Wednesday said speaking at the Global Forum on Migration and Development taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, while recalling some key principles underscored by the UN to address this global challenge.
UN official urges global compact on refugee and asylum matters
Oct 09, 2015, at 02:39 pm
New York, Oct 9 (IBNS): The top protection expert in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday warned of a growing risk to people fleeing conflict and persecution and called for "an all-out effort to ensure that protection, and in particular the institution of asylum, remains life-saving, non-political, and fundamentally humanitarian."
UN, humanitarian community struggling to meet unprecedented needs of refugees
Oct 06, 2015, at 02:24 pm
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): The global refugee crisis is so great that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), other UN agencies and their partners on Monday said that they are struggling to respond to and meet all the humanitarian needs they face.
UN event tackles biggest refugee and migration crisis since Second World War
Oct 01, 2015, at 02:40 pm
New York, Oct 1 (IBNS): As the world confronts the biggest refugee and migration crisis since the Second World War, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday convened a high-level meeting on the issue and outlined eight guiding principles to improve preparedness.
All countries must contribute to solving global refugee crisis, says General Assembly President
Sep 22, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS) All countries must contribute to solving the global refugee crisis, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said today, underscoring that the international community has an unequivocal obligation towards the women, men and children seeking refuge from conflict and violence.
UN calls for full, swift implementation of European proposals for refugee crisis
Sep 12, 2015, at 03:06 pm
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday welcomed the European Commission's proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the current refugee crisis in Europe, adding that given the urgency of the situation, these proposals need to be implemented fully and swiftly.
UNICEF chief urges to take action, as Europe’s refugee and migrant crisis deepens
Sep 04, 2015, at 02:35 pm
New York, Sep 4 (IBNS): As the "heart-breaking" image of a drowned refugee boy who washed up on a beach in Turkey ricocheted around the world on social media, Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday made a powerful plea for action to protect migrant and refugee children.
Greece must take robust action to address refugee situation: UN agency
Jul 25, 2015, at 03:29 pm
New York, Jul 25 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday expressed great apprehension over the refugee situation in Greece – where more than 100,000 people have sought shelter so far in 2015 – saying that notwithstanding its difficulties, Greece, with assistance from wider Europe, has a duty to assist them.
UN condemns ongoing violence in South Sudan
Apr 16, 2014, at 06:14 pm
New York, Apr 16 (IBNS): The number of people seeking shelter at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in the Unity state capital, Bentiu, has doubled over the past few days, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer said in Juba on Tuesday.
Amid Mediterranean crossings, UN urges safety for refugees
Apr 12, 2014, at 06:43 pm
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday stressed the need to find durable solutions for those making the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean, as it reported that the Italian navy had rescued some 6,000 people who had set out from Libya in overcrowded boats over the past four days alone.