News headlines for “Racism”, page 11
Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP
- UN News
As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January.
Kenya: Refugees facing ‘lowest ever’ emergency food rations amid funding crisis
- UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows in Kenya’s sprawling refugee camps, as a result of severe funding shortages.
Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery
- UN News
Afghanistan stands at a critical juncture, where the large-scale return of refugees could either plunge the country deeper into crisis or contribute to a path of renewal and stability.
Syrians heading home find few of the basics needed to survive
- UN News
Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist.
World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela urged to end secret detentions
- UN News
More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in the past month to escape intensifying violence in Darfur.
Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters
- UN News
A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday.
UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily
- UN News
The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries.
Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps
- UN News
Every summer in Ma’rib, Yemen, a place marked by loss and uncertainty, a football tournament offers a rare kind of hope. For hundreds of displaced youth living across more than a dozen sites, it’s a chance to unite, to belong, and to dream.
Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis
- UN News
Costa Rica’s long-standing commitment to protecting refugees is under threat as severe funding cuts cripple support for surging numbers of Nicaraguan asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday.
Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees
- UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger.
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