News headlines for “Racism”, page 26
Greece: Rights experts condemn ‘racist violence’ against asylum-seekers
- UN News
Greece must adopt “safe and impartial” border policies and practices and hold its law enforcement officers accountable for abuses, a group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement on Wednesday.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
- UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh.
Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean
- UN News
Three UN agencies on Thursday appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration and asylum in the European Union after another deadly shipwreck claimed dozens of lives in the Mediterranean.
UN refugee agency concerned about situation at Mexico-US border
- UN News
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, voiced concern on Tuesday over the situation in Mexico, where refugees and migrants aspiring to get to the United States find themselves in cramped shelters, exposed to multiple risks.
UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean Sea shipwreck
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest tragic attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.
UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon
- UN News
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured in four days of deadly violence at the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, a senior UN official in the country said on Thursday.
Record crossings of perilous Darién Gap underscores need for safe migration pathways
- UN News
Record numbers of migrants are crossing the Darién jungle in Latin America in a desperate and perilous journey, including from as far off as Nepal and Afghanistan, UN agencies said on Wednesday, highlighting the urgency of finding safe and regular pathways.
Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA
- UN News
More than two days of armed violence at the Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee camp in southern Lebanon continues to impact civilians, including children, a senior UN official in the country said on Monday.
UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence
- UN News
Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring countries and not sent back, amid a spike in violence and horrifying rights abuses, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants
- UN News
In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is proving to be one of the most important geopolitical phenomena of the century. The adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation are increasingly driving people from their homes.
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