Global IssuesNews headlines for “Racism”, page 3
Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
- UN News
Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an Olympic medal – the colour yet to be determined – following a dominant quarter-final boxing match at the Paris Games on Sunday.
UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
- UN News
As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global respect of the Olympic Truce – a custom of halting all hostilities from before to after the Games.
Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
- UN News
News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter
- UN News
A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of Russia’s invasion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Thursday during his third wartime visit to Kharkiv.
‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris
- UN News
Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team, the International Paralympic Committee announced on Tuesday.
Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk
- UN News
The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting its agreement with the north African country on asylum seekers and migration.
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
- UN News
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them.
World News in Brief: Burkina Faso, refugees and climate change, Afghan women deserve seat in Doha: CEDAW
- UN News
Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, which is staring at an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters
- UN News
There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago - the largest numbers ever recordedsaid Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal Displacement Robert Piperon Friday.
Honour the strength and courage of refugees, urges UN chief
- UN News
“Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval” have forced more than 120 million people from their homes including 43.5 million who have fled across national borders said the UN Secretary-General in his message for World Refugee Day, marked on Thursday.
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