Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 33
Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR
- UN News
Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue to face “unimaginable horrors” on major migration routes to Europe, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK
- UN News
Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant workers in the United Kingdom (UK), including “deception, exorbitant recruitment fees, debt bondage, undignified living conditions, and potential deportation.”
UN project empowers refugees in Angola
- UN News
In the lush fields of Angola’s northeastern Lunda Norte province, a transformative project initiated by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) is not only about cultivating rice, maize, and vegetables – but also nurturing self-reliance and dignity among refugee communities.
UN refugee chief urges Security Council to ‘step up’ for millions displaced by war
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday called on the Security Council to prevent millions more people from being displaced by war, violence and persecution.
Funding is needed to support Sudanese refugees in Chad: UNHCR
- UN News
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on partners to assist them in supporting about 185,000 Sudanese who have journeyed into Chad and are trying to escape dangerous borders, specifically in Adre border town.
Let the Dead Speak: Forgotten Workers
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 28 (IPS) - Immigration policies are among the most hotly debated topics in Europe. Xenophobia, combined with curbing immigration, have become the main reason to why ever-increasing large crowds of voters are supporting populist parties.
Democracy, Civic Space and Fundamental Freedoms Are under Attack, but Civil Society Is Here to Stay
- Inter Press Service
GABORONE, Botswana, May 23 (IPS) - Sarah Strack is Forus DirectorDuring the Forus network’s General Assembly which took place in Gaborone, Botswana, civil society organisations from across 65 countries highlighted the challenges facing them globally in an increasingly polarised and crisis-hit world.
Panama’s Elections: Has Impunity Prevailed?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 21 (IPS) - Regional experts called it Panama’s most important election since the 1989 US invasion that deposed de facto president General Manuel Noriega. Panamanians went to the polls amid high inflation and unemployment, with a stagnating economy. Endemic corruption was also high on their long list of concerns, along with access to water, education and a collapsing social security system.
Long, dangerous journeys on the rise but migration drives prosperity
- UN News
Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century and more action is needed to ensure regular pathways for people to move safely, the head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday in New York.
Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals
- UN News
The number of people living in internal displacement soared to a record 75.9 million last year, a new UN-backed report said on Tuesday.
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