News headlines for “Racism”
More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
- UN News
There is growing concern for at least 500 people believed to have been aboard two boats that reportedly capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days.
People continue to stand by refugees, Gen Z shows most empathy
- UN News
Protection for refugees has been enshrined in international law for more than seven decades, but how much support is there today for those fleeing conflict and persecution?
For one young refugee in Uganda, basketball is more than a game
- UN News
When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young refugees, he sees more than players.
Resettlement remains out of reach for millions of refugees
- UN News
As millions of people continue to flee their countries due to war or persecution, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on Tuesday for an urgent expansion of refugee resettlement programmes, warning that available places continue to fall short of global needs.
Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trapped
- UN News
Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives.
Haiti: Harrowing needs must be met with long-term engagement
- UN News
Escalating gang violence across Haiti has pushed displacement to record levels, deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis and leaving nearly 1.5 million people without a stable place to live, according to new figures released Friday by the UN migration agency, IOM.
World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia
- UN News
The UN and its partners are continuing efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while warning that insecurity and misinformation remain major obstacles to the response.
From Kharkiv to the UK’s health service: Ukrainian doctor rebuilds her life – and helps others do the same
- UN News
On 23 February 2022, in her home city of Kharkiv, Dr Inna Soldatenko finished work, collected her daughter from school, cooked dinner and prepared a lecture for her students. The next morning, she awoke to explosions.
Countries make progress on migration pact, but more work remains
- UN News
What do more than half of all doctors in Australia, over 40 per cent of Nobel laureates from the United States, and most of the workforce in some Gulf States have in common?
Safe pathways key to reducing risk for migrants
- UN News
Restricting migration does not stop people from moving. It often pushes them into more dangerous routes.
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