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Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters
- UN News
A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday.
The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Wake-Up Call for Asia–Pacific Unity ?
- Inter Press Service
May 12 (IPS) - On April 23, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a 65-year-old agreement that had been a rare symbol of cooperation between India and Pakistan despite decades of hostility. The suspension came a day after militants attacked civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, a disputed region, killing 26 people, most of them Indian tourists. India accused Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” and responded by halting the treaty. Pakistan denied involvement in the attack and called India’s move an “act of war.”
UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily
- UN News
The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries.
Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps
- UN News
Every summer in Ma’rib, Yemen, a place marked by loss and uncertainty, a football tournament offers a rare kind of hope. For hundreds of displaced youth living across more than a dozen sites, it’s a chance to unite, to belong, and to dream.
Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis
- UN News
Costa Rica’s long-standing commitment to protecting refugees is under threat as severe funding cuts cripple support for surging numbers of Nicaraguan asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday.
Armed Gangs Expand Their Control in the Centre Department of Haiti
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 08 (IPS) - Following a series of brutal altercations in the communes of Mirebalais and Saut d’Eau in Haiti back in late March, local gangs have taken over both communes, spurring heightened displacement and insecurity. This is indicative of the continuing deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Haiti as these armed gangs expand their control beyond Port-au-Prince.
Underfunding Threatens Sahrawi Refugees in Algeria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) - Since the Western Sahara War in 1975, Sahrawi refugees have resided in a collection of refugee shelters in the Tindouf province of Algeria. For over 50 years, these communities have struggled to develop self-sufficiency and have been solely dependent on humanitarian aid for survival, marking one of the most protracted refugee crises in the world.
‘Trump Is Advancing a 21st-century US Variant of Fascism, Backed by a White Nationalist Ideology’
- Inter Press Service
May 07 (IPS) - CIVICUS speaks about democratic decline in the USA with humanitarian and civil society activist Samuel Worthington, former president of the US civil society alliance InterAction and author of a new book, Prisoners of Hope: Global Action and the Evolving Roles of US NGOs.
Humanitarian Aid is Stretched Following Surges in Violence in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 02 (IPS) - After over two years of extended warfare in Sudan, humanitarian organizations have expressed fears of an imminent collapse as widespread hunger, displacement, and insecurity ravages the population. With tensions between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) having reached a new peak in 2025, it is imperative that Sudanese communities in the most crisis-affected areas have unfettered access to life-saving aid.
Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees
- UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger.
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