Tag: UNHCR
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February ends with extreme heat – WMO
Meteorological Organisation (WMO), says February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres.
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How to support refugees in exile – UNHCR
Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has said that inclusion is the best way to support refugees in exile. In his message on World Refugee Day 2023 on Tuesday, Grandi said inclusion would
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New UK bill will result to de factor “asylum ban” – UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said the draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government will result in a de facto “asylum ban”. UNHCR, in a statement, said if adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their…
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700,000 Nigerians displaced due to insecurity, banditry-UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR)has released figures for displaced persons in Nigeria due to insecurity and banditry. UNHC stated that about 700,000 Nigerians were newly displaced in 2021. The UN refugee agency also said a total of 1.6 million people were newly displaced in the West and Central African region.
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Tigray Airstrike: respect the rights of civilians – UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Thursday, condemned the deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia that left three refugees dead. Grandi reiterated UNHCR’s call for all parties to the conflict to “respect the rights of all civilians, including refugees”. According to him, UNHCR continues…
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Over 1 Million People Benefit from Refugee Zakat Fund – UNHCR
…Urges more contributions amid COVID-19 emergency The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged Muslims and other faith-based organisations to support refugees struggling to cope with the repercussions of the global COVID-19 pandemic through the Refugee Zakat Fund. In a video statement at the official launch of the UNHCR’s 2020 Islamic Philanthropy Report…
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UN ‘on high alert’ as lockdowns expose refugee women to violence
Displaced women around the world are exposed to a heightened risk of domestic violence because of restrictive measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warns. Women who are refugees, internally displaced or stateless are finding it more difficult to protect themselves under quarantine or lockdown, the Geneva-based agency said on Monday.…
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How 1,500 migrants die crossing Mediterranean in seven months – UNHCR
No fewer than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of 2018, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said. The refugee agency said the bleak milestone was confirmed after more than 850 lives were lost in June and July alone, marking the Mediterranean…