News headlines for “Racism”, page 35
Braving mines and missiles to bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced population
- UN News
Six months after the Russian invasion, Ukraine is the scene of the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since the Second World War. Almost a third of those displaced by the conflict come from the region around the country’s second largest city of Kharkiv, in the east. Helping those in need is dangerous work.
Myanmar: 5 years since Rohingya mass exodus, UNHCR urges solutions
- UN News
This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, appealing to the international community for greater support.
A light in the darkness for Ukrainians under fire
- UN News
The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of letting up, but the UN continues to bring humanitarian supplies to the country, including solar lamps, which bring some respite from the darkness of windowless basement shelters, in regions where electricity infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged by shelling.
Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
- UN News
During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.
140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA
- UN News
The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) warned on Friday that at nearly $34 billion, the funding shortfall for aid operations is the biggest it’s ever been.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks in Aegean Sea – UNHCR
- UN News
Dozens of people are said to be missing after a boat of migrants and refugees sank in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday off the Greek island of Karpathos, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Ethiopia: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have ‘nothing to eat’
- UN News
UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for $73 million over the next six months to provide food rations to more than 750,000 people seeking refuge in Ethiopia.
Jordan: As vast Za’atari refugee camp turns 10, Syrians face uncertain future
- UN News
Ten years since Jordan’s Za’atari camp opened its doors to 80,000 displaced Syrians, poverty now affects an increasing number of residents who face an uncertain future, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
IOM: Uptick in migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19
- UN News
According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted to voluntarily return to their country of origin in 2021.
Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced
- UN News
A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.
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