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Protect unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine: UN agency chiefs
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Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine must be protected, two senior UN officials said in a joint statement on Monday.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
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The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.
Nearly half a million have fled Ukraine, UN refugee agency reports
- UN News
Fighting in Ukraine has so far pushed roughly a half million people across the country's borders, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Monday.
Stop violence at European borders and protect refugees – UNHCR
- UN News
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged on Monday for greater protection for refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe.
Ethiopia conflict: thousands of Eritrean refugees flee new deadly attack on camp
- UN News
Thousands of Eritrean refugees sheltering at a camp in the Ethiopian Afar region, have fled following a deadly attack on the facility earlier this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
‘Strengthened international cooperation’ needed for safe, regular migration
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Migration is a “a defining feature of humanity and our world”, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Wednesday, launching his second report on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
Human rights defenders threatened at Poland-Belarus border
- UN News
Independent UN experts expressed deep concern on Tuesday over allegations that human rights defenders have been threatened at the Polish-Belarusian border, including media workers and interpreters.
Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000
- UN News
The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
Tragic death of Venezuelan baby highlights need for greater migrant protection
- UN News
Following the death of a baby during an interception at sea off the southeast coast of the island of Trinidad on Sunday, UN agencies have expressed their deep sadness and called for stronger measures to protects refugees and migrants.
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