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Bangladesh: Second fire in a week tears through vast Rohingya refugee camp
- UN News

Teams from UN migration agency IOM were mobilized on Sunday after fire swept through a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, home to thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
- UN News

“Refugees are not and should never be a target”, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.
Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
- UN News

UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country.
Bangladesh: Fire rips through COVID treatment centre for Myanmar refugees
- UN News

A devastating fire has ripped through a COVID-19 treatment centre for Myanmar refugees sheltering in Bangladesh, UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends
- UN News

The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
UN provides life-saving aid for refugees and migrants in Mexico, as numbers soar
- UN News

For several years, the number of people transiting through Mexico, many hoping for a better life in the USA, has continued to grow. The UN team in the country, in close collaboration with the Mexican authorities, is working to ensure that they receive essential, and often life-saving, assistance.
Waves of Haitians risk treacherous sea journey to find better life
- UN News

The number of Haitians who have tried to migrate by unofficial channels to neighboring countries by boat has increased dramatically in 2021. They are being driven by economic hardship, insecurity, and a recent earthquake, to seek what they believe will be a better life.
Urgent action needed to save Rohingya refugees distressed at sea in Indonesia
- UN News

The UN refugee agency called on Wednesday for the immediate, life-saving disembarkation of a group of Rohingya refugees in distress at sea off the coast of Indonesia.
2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
- UN News

Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes, due to conflict and persecution, rose to record highs.
Three separate shipwrecks leave dozens dead and more missing
- UN News

At least 31 people lost their lives in three separate shipwrecks over the course of four days last week in the Aegean Sea, and an unknown number are still missing, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

