Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens
Aug 11, 2023, at 08:58 pm
A UN health centre providing medical care to Palestine refugees at a camp in Lebanon reopened on Wednesday, as a ceasefire between opposing armed groups holds.
UN campaign to tap into personal connections in bid to protect religious sites
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:16 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations will soon launch a campaign highlighting the personal connections of individuals with religious sites as part of its efforts to protect places of worship around the world.
Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN
Feb 20, 2019, at 08:59 am
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a new permanent place to call home last year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) released new data on Tuesday showing that only 55,700 of them – 4.7 per cent – were able to be resettled in 2018.
Global Compact on Refugees: How is this different from the migrants’ pact and how will it help?
Dec 18, 2018, at 09:04 am
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS): The terms ‘refugee’ and ‘migrant’ have been used interchangeably to describe the millions of people worldwide that are either fleeing conflict or seeking better living conditions. As the United Nations sets out to secure global compacts to better protect them, it’s critical to understand the differences between the two.
UN urges Australia to find humane solutions for refugees, asylum seekers on Manus Island
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday that the situation of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island continues to remain dangerous, and called on the Australian Government to “live up to its responsibilities” and urgently find humane and appropriate solutions.
Global blueprints on refugees, safe migration should include protections for children – UNICEF
Dec 01, 2017, at 06:03 am
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as it released a new report prior to a meeting next week on safe, regular and orderly migration.
UN working to address slavery, abuses against African migrants and refugees, Security Council told
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:54 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations is stepping up its work to stop the grave abuses perpetrated against refugees and migrants along the Central Mediterranean routes, including alleged slave trade in Libya, two UN agency chiefs told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Ethiopia begins civil registration for refugees – UN agencies
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): In an historic first, starting on Friday all refugees in Ethiopia will be able to register their vital life events, including birth, death, marriage and divorce, directly with national authorities, the United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday.
Dire lack of winter funding puts millions of refugees in Middle East at risk, warns UN agency
Oct 04, 2017, at 10:53 am
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): Dwindling resources could severely jeopardize efforts to provide refugees and displaced persons across the Middle East with essential winter supplies such as thermal blankets and warm clothing, the United Nations refugee agency has warned.
Amid 'critical' resource shortage, UN agency cuts food rations for refugees in Kenya
Oct 03, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): For 420,000 refugees living in northern Kenya, insufficient funding has forced the United Nations food relief agency to cut rations by 30 per cent, as it appeals for nearly $30 million for assistance.
DR Congo: UN mission deploys ‘blue helmets’ to protect civilians and refugees
Sep 29, 2017, at 03:30 pm
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Responding to the worsening security situation near a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has deployed peacekeepers to deter any attacks on the city and to prevent escalation in clashes.
UN and partners aiding ‘unprecedented’ flow of refugees from Myanmar
Sep 13, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Sept 13(Just Earth News): The flow of desperate Rohingya fleeing across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh is unprecedented in terms of volume and speed, United Nations humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday, amid calls for international support for the emergency response.
‘Robust action’ required to assist growing number of refugees on Greek islands – UN
Sep 09, 2017, at 04:47 am
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged “robust action†to improve conditions on Greece’s eastern Aegean islands, where the number of new refugee arrivals increased last month.
Urgent funding needed to ensure full food rations for refugees in Tanzania – UN agency
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Amid a funding shortage has forced the reduction of rations for some 320,000 refugees in north-west Tanzania, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said that it urgently requires $23.6 million to guarant
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.
More than $350 million pledged for refugees in Uganda; 'A good start, we cannot stop,' says UN chief
Jun 24, 2017, at 05:28 am
New York, June 23(Just Earth News): A 'Solidarity Summit' for refugees hosted by Uganda has raised some $358 million in pledges, the United Nations announced on Friday.
DR Congo: UN agency appeals for support as ‘steady stream’ of refugees crosses into Angola
May 13, 2017, at 05:56 am
New York, May 13(Just Earth News): With violence and insecurity continuing to force people to flee Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region and seek refuge in neighbouring Angola, the United Nations refugee agency has called for a suitable place to shelter them as well as additional resources to support those in urgent need.
Refugees fleeing danger are ‘not dangerous themselves’ – UN agency chief
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:26 pm
New York, Feb 4 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Friday warned developed countries against politicizing the issue of refugees, stressing that the move risked undermining the principle of international solidarity with those fleeing war and persecution.
UN agency ‘alarmed’ by uncertainty facing refugees in the process of being resettled in US
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Monday said he is “deeply worried†by the uncertainty facing thousands of refugees around the world who are in the process of being resettled to the United States after the country suspended its refugee programme last week.
'Dangerous funding gap' may lead to more cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya – UN
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:20 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): Forced to make a new round of cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya, the World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed urgently for nearly $14 million to feed the 434,000 refugees living in Kenya's Dadaab and Kakuma camps and in the new Kalobeyei settlement.
UN agency urges EU to adopt stronger and more pro-active approach on refugees
Dec 06, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Dec 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Monday proposed far-reaching reforms of Europe’s management of refugees, including the asylum system, recalling that scenes of chaos at borders last year led to a breakdown in the public’s trust in the capacity of governments to manage the refugee challenge and played into the hands of those wishing to turn those fleeing for their lives into scapegoats.
Canadians do not favour relaxed rules for Americans’ entry to Canada
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:09 am
Toronto, Nov. 11 (IBNS): According to a new Mainstreet Research poll conducted last weekend 5,066 Canadians said they were not in favour of relaxing the rules for U.S. citizens to move to Canada after Donald Trumps is elected president.
Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support
Nov 03, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Nov 2 (Just Earth News): Three United Nations agencies operating in Algeria appealed on Wednesday for continued donor support for refugees from Western Sahara, warning that insufficient funding makes imminent a cut in basic food rations.
Perception that refugees are more prone to radicalization wrong and dangerous – UN rights expert
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:27 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Presenting his new report to the General Assembly, the United Nations expert on counter-terrorism and human rights has warned that migration policies which are restrictive or violate fundamental human rights may in fact create conditions conducive to terrorism.
Sustainable livelihoods bring not only food security but dignity, for refugees – UN chief
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:07 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): Underscoring that millions of refugees around the world face food insecurity and the risk of malnutrition, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Monday for stronger response to ensure that refugees are able to meet their food and nutrition needs.
FEATURE: Music for the children of Yarmouk – and all refugees
Sep 17, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Sept 17 (Just Earth News): “I took my piano and made it everything: my work, and my studies at university; to teach children music,†begins Ayham al-Ahmad, in an interview with United Nations Radio, ahead of a UN summit on large movements of refugees and migrants on 19 September 2016.
Number of South Sudan refugees passes one million – UN
Sep 17, 2016, at 04:03 am
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): As instability and violence persist in the world’s newest country, the number of South Sudanese seeking safety and shelter in neighbouring countries has crossed the one million mark, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
UN humanitarian chief sees first-hand harrowing conditions of refugees at Syria-Jordan border's berm
Sep 03, 2016, at 04:00 pm
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): On a visit to northern Jordan on Friday, the top United Nations humanitarian official saw first-hand the conditions that more than 70,000 Syrian refugees, mostly women and children, are having to stay in along the border with Syria – in the middle of the desert, under a blazing sun and with no food or water – amid talks with Jordanian authorities aimed at resolving their plight.
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.