News headlines for “Racism”, page 50
Lebanon crises increase suffering of migrant domestic workers
- UN News
Many migrant domestic workers in Lebanon are denied basic human rights, and suffered abuse at the hands of their employers. Since the worsening economic crisis in the country their plight has, if anything, worsened.
Stepping up assistance to Venezuelans crossing Chile’s inhospitable northern border
- UN News
In response to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot to Chile’s northern border, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Thursday that it is stepping up its presence and assistance in the South American country.
Thousands head home voluntarily from Zambia to DR Congo
- UN News
Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday.
End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges
- UN News
Belarus and Poland must resolve the migrant and refugee crisis at their mutual border, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, describing the on-going situation as “appalling”.
UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, affirms solidarity with citizens
- UN News
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to work together to solve multiple crises plaguing the nation.
Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?
- UN News
The unsafe migration of people from Haiti could be reduced by a recycling initiative which is aimed at tackling environmental degradation.
‘Solidarity with migrants has never been more urgent’: Guterres
- UN News
In a message just ahead of International Migrants Day, celebrated on Saturday, the United Nations Secretary-General said that expressing solidarity with migrants on the move, “has never been more urgent.”
Cameroon: Intercommunal clashes continue to displace thousands
- UN News
Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region over the past two weeks have driven at least 100,000 people from their homes, although the actual number may be much higher, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Friday.
Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy
- UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the key role that migrant workers play in the global economy, as well as the “terrible risks” that they are forced to take, to find work.
Remember the Rohingya ‘forced to run for their lives’
- UN News
The world must not forget the roughly one million Rohingya from Myanmar “forced to run for their lives from the military’s genocidal attack against them”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Monday, beginning his first mission to Bangladesh.
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