Global IssuesNews headlines for “Immigration”, page 38
UN refugee chief calls for greater focus on climate and conflict factors
- UN News
Responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
Migration for Many Venezuelans Turns from Hope to Nightmare
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 28 (IPS) - Thousands of Venezuelans who have crossed the treacherous Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama, or who have made the perilous journey through Central America and Mexico to reach the United States, have found themselves stranded in countries that do not want them, unable to continue their journey or to afford to return to their country.
Malaysia’s forced return of Myanmar’s most vulnerable must stop: UNHCR
- UN News
Malaysia’s forced return of asylum-seekers to Myanmar has meant that hundreds of Myanmar nationals have been “sent back against their will” to the troubled country in the last two months, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Saving Lives Cant Ever Be Divisive
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 20 (IPS) - That’s why a new ship with a big white “E” will navigate the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel has a red hull, is more than fifty meters long and has low decks. Soon, it will leave the port of Genoa and go out into the open sea. If those living on the north shore of that ‘water cemetery’ bearing the name of Mediterranean had chosen life, the "Life Support" would not have been greeted by the applause of a people packed square, on a late summer night, in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia. It would not be ready to sail now; . if they had chosen life, that ship would have another job.
Ukraine Rises from Near Zero to Major Recipient of US Arms
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in a never-ending flow of arms to the battle-scarred country— elevating the besieged nation to the ranks of one of the major recipients of US weapons and American security assistance.
How Should Europe Respond to Russians Fleeing the Military Mobilisation?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Oct 12 (IPS) - Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military draft on September 21st aiming to mobilise around 300,000 Russian men to fight in the war in Ukraine, an estimated 400,000 Russians have fled the countrypossibly even more.
Venezuelan refugees and migrants struggle to survive in Latin America and the Caribbean
- UN News
The spiraling cost of living, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high unemployment rates, have made it difficult for many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean to rebuild their lives and integrate into society, a UN report issued on Wednesday has revealed.
DR Congo sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence
- UN News
More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, briefing journalists in Geneva, that some victims had been beheaded.
UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya
- UN News
Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin often find themselves as victims of widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses in conditions below those of international human rights laws and standards, according to a UN human rights report released on Tuesday.
Grandi praises Angela Merkel’s strong ‘moral compass’ as she lands top UNHCR refugee award
- UN News
For her political courage, compassion and decisive action in protecting people forced to flee, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, presented the former Chancellor of Germany with the prestigious Nansen Award, on Monday.
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