News headlines for “Racism”, page 53
UN rights experts condemn US expulsion of Haitian migrants and refugees
- UN News
A group of UN human rights experts have condemned the United States of America’s recent and ongoing systematic mass deportation of Haitian migrants and refugees, declaring them a violation of international law.
Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border
- UN News
At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions.
Libyan Government plan needed to end ‘dire situation’ of asylum seekers, refugees
- UN News
The Libyan government must immediately address the dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, in a humane manner, consistent with international human rights law, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Humanitarian assistance stepped up on Yemen's west coast, amid clashes
- UN News
Humanitarian assistance has been ramped up on Yemen's west coast where ongoing violence has increased the needs of communities displaced by years of conflict, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Reuniting families on the run should be priority, urges UNHCR
- UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region, as the humanitarian crisis in their homeland worsens.
Alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants
- UN News
Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations, that have resulted in at least one death and a steep increase in detentions.
UNHCR recommends the end of refugee status for Ivorians by June
- UN News
Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their refugee status, and help them to voluntarily repatriate, obtain permanent residency or began the naturalization process to remain.
UN rights chief calls for investigation into ‘heartbreaking’ killing of veteran Rohingya activist
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya refugee activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Comprehensive support needed for Haitians facing expulsion in Americas
- UN News
Vulnerable Haitian men, women and children on the move in the Americas, should not be expelled from countries where they have found shelter, UN agencies said in a protection appeal on Thursday.
UN launches initiative to support returnees trapped in Syria camps
- UN News
When the extremist militant group ISIL, or Da’esh, collapsed in Iraq and Syria, thousands of foreign nationals were hastily detained in prisons and camps. At least 42,000 foreign women and children, most under the age of 12, currently remain in squalid and overcrowded conditions inside camps in northeast Syria.
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