Global Issues News Headlines for “Racism” https://www.globalissues.org/news/topic/165 2024-03-28T02:36:10-07:00 Global Issues Inter Press Service UN News https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues.png https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues/logo-feed.jpghttps://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/26/36328IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move2024-03-26T05:00:00-07:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/10-08-2022_UNICEF_Greece-migrants.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/26/36328">Read the full story, “IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/19/36269Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war2024-03-19T05:00:00-07:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/11-03-2024_UNICEF_Gaza.jpg/image1440x560cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span>Clusters of tents are cobbled together with any available fabric, plastic and wood, as Ramadan decorations, lamps and lanterns illuminate a crowded camp of displaced people in central Gaza, spreading a ray of hope amid the rubble of war.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/19/36269">Read the full story, “Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/13/36231With internal displacement at a record high, aid chief backs action call2024-03-13T05:00:00-07:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/11-03-2024-IOM-Haiti-03.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span lang="EN-US">The number of internally displaced people around the world is at a record high – well over 70 million – it’s a global crisis that needs collaborative solutions from the humanitarian community, the UN’s </span> <a href="https://www.unocha.org/our-leadership/martin-griffiths"> <span lang="EN-US">emergency relief chief</span> </a> <span lang="EN-US"> said on Wednesday.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/13/36231">Read the full story, “With internal displacement at a record high, aid chief backs action call”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/06/36173World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal2024-03-06T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/14-08-2023_UNICEF_Jordan.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span>The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/06/36173">Read the full story, “World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/06/3617011 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms2024-03-06T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/25-04-2023_UNHCR_Sudanese-refugees-01.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering “the world<span lang="EN-GB">’</span>s worst hunger crisis”.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/06/36170">Read the full story, “11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/01/36131World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day2024-03-01T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Collections/Embargoed/27-11-2023_UNICEF_Pakistan.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>February saw <a href="https://wmo.int/media/news/february-ends-extreme-and-unusual-heat">more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures</a> in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/03/01/36131">Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/02/14/35992Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo2024-02-14T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/14-02-2024-UNICEF-DR_Congo_UNI510454.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed group, the UN refugee agency reported on Wednesday.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/02/14/35992">Read the full story, “Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/02/06/35927Amid a funding crisis, UNRWA’s work in Lebanon could end by March2024-02-06T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production%20Library/06-02-2024-UNICEF-Lebanon.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span>Cancer patients, young students and families are among the 250,000 Palestinians – 80 per cent already living under the poverty line – who could lose access to lifesaving services in Lebanon by March amid looming funding cuts, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, </span> <a href="https://www.unrwa.org/"> <span>UNRWA</span> </a> <span>, country director told </span> <em> <span>UN News</span> </em> <span> on Tuesday.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/02/06/35927">Read the full story, “Amid a funding crisis, UNRWA’s work in Lebanon could end by March”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/01/31/35892Stories from the UN Archive: All-star 1950s cast visits European refugee camps2024-01-31T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2018/06/19-06-2018_UNHCR_Brynner_Classic.jpg/image1440x560cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <a href="https://www.unhcr.org/us/prominent-supporters/yul-brynner"> <span lang="EN-US">Yul Brynner</span> </a> <span> was a charismatic and engaging star of stage and screen, and in 1959, the United Nations asked him to lend his talents to support efforts to aid the world’s refugees.</span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/01/31/35892">Read the full story, “Stories from the UN Archive: All-star 1950s cast visits European refugee camps”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/01/29/35860Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes2024-01-29T04:00:00-08:00<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/assets/2015/11/23159/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> <span class="TextRun SCXW251815985 BCX9 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this year – more than twice the number for the same period in 2023, the deadliest year for migrants at sea in Europe since 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.</span> <span class="EOP SCXW251815985 BCX9"> </span> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/01/29/35860">Read the full story, “Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>