Ethiopia: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have ‘nothing to eat’
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:39 pm
New York: UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for $73 million over the next six months to provide food rations to more than 750,000 people seeking refuge in Ethiopia.
Ukraine war: Middle East food prices soaring, as donor fatigue kicks in, Security Council hears
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:41 pm
New York: Amid growing donor fatigue and a brutal war in Ukraine that has diverted the world’s attention, the world must not forget millions of people in need across the Middle East and North Africa, the UN chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Stop violence at European borders and protect refugees – UNHCR
Feb 22, 2022, at 07:03 pm
New York: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged on Monday for greater protection for refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe.
Bangladesh: Fire rips through COVID treatment centre for Myanmar refugees
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:19 pm
New York: A devastating fire has ripped through a COVID-19 treatment centre for Myanmar refugees sheltering in Bangladesh, UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.
US plan to increase refugee resettlement welcomed by UNHCR
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:02 pm
New York: United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people, has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Sep 18, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New York: Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNHCR said on Friday.
US extends pause on flights with Afghan refugees after 5 measles cases, says Pentagon
Sep 14, 2021, at 03:57 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has extended pause on the flights carrying Afghan refugees to the country for an additional week after at least five evacuees were diagnosed with measles, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Monday.
US Army is preparing to house 22,000 Afghan refugees at military bases, says NORTHCOM Chief
Aug 18, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US armed forces are already at work erecting emergency accommodation for at least 22,000 anticipated Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country, Northern Command (NORTHCOM) chief General Glen VanHerck said on Tuesday.
Access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:31 pm
New York: In Ethiopia’s wartorn Tigray region, UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals for the first time since being cut off by fighting last month.
Displaced Afghans face ‘continued deterioration’ in country
Aug 07, 2021, at 12:17 am
The situation for people who have been displaced due to an upsurge in fighting in Afghanistan following the resurgence of the Taliban is expected to continue to deteriorate, unless more is done to assist them, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Afghanistan: 36,000 families displaced in last 4 months, says MoRR
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Kabul: Amid the advances of Taliban, Afghanistan's Ministry of Repatriation and Refugees on Thursday said nearly 36,000 families have been internally displaced in the last four months as a result of fighting between security forces and insurgent groups.
BNM urges UN to protect lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:03 am
Islamabad: Baloch National Movement members have urged the United Nations to take immediate steps to protect and secure the lives and future of Baloch refugees in Afghanistan as the security situation in the war-torn country deteriorates with the advances of Taliban.
Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts
Apr 14, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New York: The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.
UN agencies appeal for $266 million to feed refugees in eastern Africa
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New York: A funding shortfall is putting the lives of some three million refugees in eastern Africa at risk, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday.
Funding needed to halt ‘life threatening crisis’ facing refugees in Kenya
Dec 18, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New York: Amidst a “critical shortage” of resources, hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kenya will lack food unless new funds are swiftly received, the UN’s food relief agency warned on Thursday.
Niger: UN gravely concerned for safety of refugees, following Boko Haram attack
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:57 pm
New York: The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger’s Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria.
Ethiopia: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray
Dec 12, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New York: Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for “unfettered access to Tigray in order to reach people in need”.
Heartbreaking stories from refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence
Nov 20, 2020, at 04:03 pm
New York: In a briefing to journalists on Thursday, a senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing the border from Ethiopia in their thousands, fleeing fighting in Tigray province.
UN agency for Palestine refugees runs out of money as COVID-19 spreads
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New York: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) has run out of cash on hand to keep vital services going amid the worsening health emergency, UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai told a regular UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
Over 90,000 people became Refugees over crisis in Karabakh – Armenian Foreign Minister
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik: More than 90,000 people became refugees over the recent escalation of tensions in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said.
Greece: Devasting fire compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:54 pm
New York: UN agencies have offered support to Greek authorities on Wednesday after a major fire ripped through an overcrowded refugee camp overnight, destroying dwellings and forcing thousands to flee, many reportedly suffering from smoke inhalation.
Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief hit in Eastern Africa
Aug 27, 2020, at 06:35 pm
New York: UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance for refugees in Eastern Africa by up to 30 per cent, the agency has said, voicing fears that the reductions could worsen in the coming months unless urgent additional funding is received in time.
French police evacuate refugee camps in Paris suburb
Jul 29, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Migrant camps in the Aubervilliers commune, located in the north-eastern suburb of Paris, are currently being dismantled, the French capital's police department announced on Wednesday Morning.
COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New York: Global advocates for refugees are pushing to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not derail efforts for displaced children and young people to continue learning and eventually return to a real classroom.
Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid COVID crisis
Jul 10, 2020, at 02:24 pm
New York: Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and rising food prices linked to the COVID-19 crisis, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
Building a cinematic bond with refugees, in a time of crisis
May 20, 2020, at 12:36 pm
New York/IBNS: A Brazilian filmmaker is hoping that the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will generate more empathy and solidarity towards others, including refugees, an optimistic position also held by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the South American country.
'Everyone at risk’ as coronavirus cases tick up among migrants and refugees sheltering in Greece
Apr 03, 2020, at 12:18 pm
New York/IBNS: With 23 migrants at an open accommodation site in central Greece testing positive for COVID-19, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) sounded the alarm on Thursday over conditions in crowded reception centres on five Greek islands where the virus risks taking hold.
UN expert raises alarm over migrant, asylum seeker ‘pushbacks’ at Turkey-Greece border
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:03 pm
New York/IBNS: Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants and asylum seekers at the border between Turkey and Greece, an independent UN human rights expert said on Monday, expressing alarm at reports of violence at the hands of some Greek security officers and unidentified armed men.
UN urges for USD 877 mln for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:01 pm
United Nations/UNI: Launching a 2020 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, the UN refugee agency -- UNHCR -- on Tuesday appealed to raise US$877 million to cater to the needs of more than one million Rohingya refugees.
Bangladesh: 37 Rohingyas rescued, 3 human traffickers held
Mar 02, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police rescued 37 Rohingyas, including women and children, while they were trying to go to Malaysia illegally by sea from Reju Khal area in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar on Monday, media reports said.