Global IssuesNews headlines for “Racism”, page 4
Parent, technician, farmer, merchant: What more can a teacher be?
- UN News
On World Refugee Daymarked annually on 20 June, meet some of the multi-talented teachers and principals of migrant learning centres in Thailand along the border with Myanmar, who, with UN support, are doing all they can to keep up with the influx of children seeking sanctuary.
Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR
- UN News
This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) 2024 flagship Global Trends Report published on Thursday.
Over 180 migrants dead or missing in latest tragedy off Yemen, UN agency reports
- UN News
At least 49 migrants have been killed, including many women and children, and a further 140 are missing after the boat they were on capsized off the coast of Yemen on Monday, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported.
World News in Brief: Mass floggings in Afghanistan, refugee resettlement crisis, ‘greening education’
- UN News
A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday said he was “deeply disturbed” over the widespread and continued use of corporal punishment in Afghanistan.
Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR
- UN News
Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue to face “unimaginable horrors” on major migration routes to Europe, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant workers in the United Kingdom (UK), including “deception, exorbitant recruitment fees, debt bondage, undignified living conditions, and potential deportation.”
UN project empowers refugees in Angola
- UN News
In the lush fields of Angola’s northeastern Lunda Norte province, a transformative project initiated by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) is not only about cultivating rice, maize, and vegetables – but also nurturing self-reliance and dignity among refugee communities.
UN refugee chief urges Security Council to ‘step up’ for millions displaced by war
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday called on the Security Council to prevent millions more people from being displaced by war, violence and persecution.
Funding is needed to support Sudanese refugees in Chad: UNHCR
- UN News
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on partners to assist them in supporting about 185,000 Sudanese who have journeyed into Chad and are trying to escape dangerous borders, specifically in Adre border town.
Long, dangerous journeys on the rise but migration drives prosperity
- UN News
Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century and more action is needed to ensure regular pathways for people to move safely, the head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday in New York.
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