Global Issues News Headlines for “Racism”

Djibouti faces ‘overlapping emergencies’ as Yemen’s refugee exodus continues

2026-10-06T05:00:00-07:00

Djibouti is facing “overlapping emergencies” as refugees fleeing the conflict in Yemen arrive on its shores while migrants continue to travel in the opposite direction, the UN migration agency (IOM) warned on Tuesday.

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‘I have not lost my dreams’: Refugee education funding cuts threaten millions

2026-10-02T05:00:00-07:00

A teenage girl who fled war-torn Sudan for neighbouring Egypt and hopes to pursue a technology degree is an example of why countries must ensure that young refugees can continue to learn.

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Malaysia: UN agency urges safeguards after refugees returned to Myanmar

2026-09-30T05:00:00-07:00

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced concern over Malaysia’s decision to return 1,476 people to Myanmar amid an ongoing civil war and a dire human rights and humanitarian situation.

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Funding cuts put 8.3 million refugees at risk of losing vital assistance

2026-09-29T05:00:00-07:00

Haji Mohammad Shafi spent 44 years in Pakistan before he was forced to leave. He sold everything he owned and returned to Afghanistan with his five children, arriving with almost nothing.

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Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement

2026-09-23T05:00:00-07:00

Nine years after the mass displacement of the Rohingya from Myanmar, their situation remains one of the world's most protracted and complex refugee crises, marked by years of persecution and uncertainty over the prospect of returning home.

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World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant deaths at sea; human rights funding

2026-09-17T05:00:00-07:00

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to raise $97.5 million to protect 540,000 children and their families in Gaza and the West Bank from harsh winter conditions in the coming months.

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Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade

2026-09-14T05:00:00-07:00

Migrants sent $728.6 billion home to families in low and middle-income countries in 2025, nearly double the amount recorded a decade earlier, according to a new report from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

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Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen

2026-09-11T05:00:00-07:00

At least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting last week between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwestern Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday.

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World News in Brief: Cambodia human rights, Hormuz invasive species risk, IOM lauds 2025 progress

2026-08-05T05:00:00-07:00

Concluding his first official visit to Cambodia, UN independent human rights expert Tom Andrews said he was encouraged by the government’s cooperation but remained concerned about key human rights issues such as the lack of freedom of expression.

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World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Republic

2026-07-29T05:00:00-07:00

Independent UN experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after reports indicated two boats carrying more than 500 passengers may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in mid-July.

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