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Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
- UN News
During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA
- UN News
The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) warned on Friday that at nearly $34 billion, the funding shortfall for aid operations is the biggest it’s ever been.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR
- UN News
Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday off the Greek island of Karpathos, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Ethiopia: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have ‘nothing to eat’
- UN News
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.
Jordan: As vast Za’atari refugee camp turns 10, Syrians face uncertain future
- UN News
Ten years since Jordan’s Za’atari camp opened its doors to 80,000 displaced Syrians, poverty now affects an increasing number of residents who face an uncertain future, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
IOM: Uptick in migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19
- UN News
According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted to voluntarily return to their country of origin in 2021.
Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced
- UN News
A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.
Landmark guidelines aim to protect children uprooted by climate change
- UN News
New UN-backed guidelines issued on Monday aim to protect, include and empower children forced to flee their homes due to the climate crisis, marking the first-ever global effort to address this increasingly major concern.
WHO calls for action to provide migrant and refugee healthcare
- UN News
Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which could jeopardize reaching the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for these populations.
Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to DR Congo resumes
- UN News
After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border closures.
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