News headlines for “Racism”, page 46
Syrian constitutional reform body seeking breakthrough, Security Council hears
- UN News
The committee tasked with drafting a new Syrian constitution - and thereby setting the country on a fresh trajectory to peace and stability - resumed its difficult and halting deliberations this week, against the backdrop of fresh urgency as the conflict marked its eleventh anniversary this month.
One month of war leaves more than half of Ukraine’s children displaced
- UN News
A month since Russia invaded Ukraine, 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population – have been displaced, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
Mozambique: Thousands continue to flee violence in Cabo Delgado
- UN News
One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
First Person: Witnessing the pain of Ukraine refugees wrenched apart
- UN News
The UN has helped tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees to cross into Poland and other neighbouring countries. Chris Melzer, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Germany, told UN News that he has witnessed many traumatic scenes, of families ripped apart by the crisis.
UNHCR chief condemns ‘discrimination, violence and racism’ against some fleeing Ukraine
- UN News
The head of UN refugee agency UNHCR, spoke out on Monday against the “ugly reality” that some refugees fleeing across the Ukraine border, and Third Country Nationals, have been subjected to racism and discrimination.
UN says at least 70 migrants dead or missing off Libyan coast
- UN News
Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
World must deliver support to Afghans: UN refugee chief
- UN News
UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi called on Thursday for sustained international support for Afghanistan’s people, where the country’s humanitarian crisis is worsening.
UK border reform bill treats vulnerable newcomers like criminals: Bachelet
- UN News
The UN’s top rights official urged the United Kingdom on Friday to reconsider proposed changes to its border policy, warning that suggested reforms would criminalize vulnerable people for entering the country irregularly.
Syria: Children ‘live in fear of violence’, scarred by 11 years of war
- UN News
Nearly five million children born in Syria since March 2011 have known nothing but conflict. After 11 years of war, the crisis continues to leave them struggling with physical and psychological scars, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million.
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