News headlines for “Racism”, page 52
UN Refugee Agency concerned about indigenous Venezuelans in Guyana
- UN News
One meal a day, no shelter, and no drinking water are only some of the difficult living conditions that indigenous Warao families from Venezuela are facing in remote locations across Guyana, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned.
Violence against refugee women surged in 2020, but grassroots solutions can help tackle scourge
- UN News
One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), said on Thursday.
Drowning of 27 migrants in English Channel is worst disaster on record: IOM
- UN News
Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week’s drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.
Poverty and violence push 378,000 Central Americans north each year
- UN News
For the past five years, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence have pushed, on average, some 378,000 Central Americans a year into the United States, according to a new report launched on Tuesday by the UN food relief agency.
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
- UN News
Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes
- UN News
As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Resolve ‘intolerable’ Belarus-Poland border migrant crisis: UN rights chief
- UN News
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner has urged Belarus and Poland to urgently resolve the burgeoning migrant crisis on their mutual border, where thousands of people have gathered in an attempt to enter the European Union (EU).
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
- UN News
With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension.
Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR
- UN News
Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Ordinary Afghans ‘broke and broken’, warns UN migration agency chief
- UN News
A stark warning for the people of Afghanistan has been issued by UN migration agency chief António Vitorino who on Thursday said that ongoing conflict, grinding poverty and climate-related emergencies, have pushed the country to the brink of collapse.
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