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Americas
Tragic death of Venezuela baby highlights need for greater migrant protection
Following the death of a baby during an interception at sea off the southeast coast of the island of Trinidad…
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Africa
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel…
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Middle East
UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million ‘exhausted’ and displaced Syrians
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more than 13 million Syrians who’ve been displaced in…
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Americas
Pandemic making life harder for older refugees in Latin America
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the already difficult situation of older refugees across Latin America, according to a joint assessment…
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Middle East
During relative calm, growing humanitarian suffering in Syria, a ‘tragic irony’
Violent conflict, terrorism and human rights abuses continue in Syria as its besieged population suffers economic destitution, displacement, detention and…
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Americas
UNHCR chief calls on US to end COVID-19 asylum restrictions at the Mexico border
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed to the Government of the United States to “swiftly lift” the public…
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Migrants and Refugees
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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