Migrants and Refugees
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Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds
A UN rights committee said on Wednesday that Italy failed in its international obligations to protect the right to life…
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Mali in transition: UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political and security developments
Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN peacekeeping chief…
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Peacekeepers under attack again in Mali, as one Egyptian blue helmet dies, another seriously injured
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy that left a ‘blue helmet’ from Egypt…
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Sudan: 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur
A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes…
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UN calls for resumption of Mediterranean rescues, after 43 die in Libya shipwreck
Following another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya that claimed 43 lives on Monday, the UN migration and refugee…
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First Person: Cheese proves key to survival for Syrian refugee family amid pandemic
Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad, a mother of four, lives on a farm with 50 other workers in Sahba,…
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UN welcomes Biden administration commitment to refugee protection
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the “positive steps” announced by the new US administration towards migrants and refugees, while the…
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Pandemic curbs trend towards ever-increasing migration
Travel restrictions and other curbs to movement put in place in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, have put a…
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Central African Republic: Displacement reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead
“Worsening” election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency,…
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UN steps up support for thousands left homeless after fire at Rohingya refugee camp
UN agencies have stepped up efforts to help thousands of Rohingya refugees left without shelter after a devastating fire tore through a…
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