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From Desperation to Determination: Indonesian Trafficking Survivors Demand Justice
- UN News
Working abroad can be a way for Indonesians to earn much more than they could at home, and provide for their families. However, for some the journey can turn into a nightmare, with long hours, wages withheld, and abuse. The UN is working closely with the government to help bring trafficked workers home.
New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees
- UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries and local communities hosting them.
IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move
- UN News
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.
Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war
- UN News
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.
With internal displacement at a record high, aid chief backs action call
- UN News
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 emergency relief chief said on Wednesday.
World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal
- UN News
The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide.
11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms
- UN News
Nearly 11 months since rival generals declared war in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the conflict risks triggering “the world’s worst hunger crisis”.
World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day
- UN News
February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday.
Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
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.
Amid a funding crisis, UNRWA’s work in Lebanon could end by March
- UN News
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, UNRWA, country director told UN News on Tuesday.
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