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  1. ‘I am alive, but I feel like I am dead’: a migrant grieves the drowning of 3 children

    - UN News

    Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat smuggling them into the country capsized.

  2. Deadly shipwreck off Venezuela underscores need for safe migration pathways, protection

    - UN News

    The latest shipwreck in the Caribbean has highlighted the need for safe migration pathways, particularly in the COVID-19 era when many borders remain closed, two UN agencies said on Monday. 

  3. Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, says UN migration agency

    - UN News

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    A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has reportedly claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN migration agency IOM said on Friday. 

  4. Climate change link to displacement of most vulnerable is clear: UNHCR

    - UN News

    Weather-related crises have triggered more than twice as much displacement as conflict and violence in the last decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.

  5. UNICEF reports sharp rise in migrant children in Mexico

    - UN News

    The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a nine-fold rise, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Tuesday. 

  6. Thousands flee fresh clashes in Central African Republic: UN agency

    - UN News

    Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. 

  7. Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts

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    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. 

  8. Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns

    - UN News

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    Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday. 

  9. UNRWA chief reports on despair and hope among Palestinians, as US announces $150 million in aid

    - UN News

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    Despair is growing in Palestinian refugee camps across the Middle East, but signs of hope are sprouting amid ongoing occupation, economic hardship and the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the UN agency that supports this population reported on Wednesday.

  10. Why we should support refugee athletes’ Olympic medal hopes in Tokyo: UNHCR

    - UN News

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    Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have escaped conflict and persecution and who continue to train, despite the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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