News headlines for “Immigration”, page 5
Increased Rates of Deaths, Displacement and Diesel Amid New Ceasefire Escalations in Lebanon
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 2 (IPS) - Last week on May 28, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) issued an evacuation order to Lebanese civilians ordering them to move north of the Zahrani River, approximately 25 miles from the Israeli border, and roughly 20 percent of the Lebanese territory. These new escalations bring the displaced population to more than 1.3 million people, including more than 300,000 of those people being children. 1.3 million people represents approximately 1/4th of the nation’s population of 5.3 million.
Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Raises Global Health Concerns Amid Conflict and Displacement
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - Since May 16, there has been a significant increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed and suspected Ebola cases reported across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), primarily in Ituri Province, with additional unrelated cases identified in Kampala, Uganda. Although the outbreak has remained largely confined to that region, it has been heavily linked to areas affected by insecurity, civilian displacement, and mining-related migration, raising concerns among global health experts that the outbreak could spread without effective monitoring and response efforts.
From Kharkiv to the UK’s health service: Ukrainian doctor rebuilds her life – and helps others do the same
- UN News
On 23 February 2022, in her home city of Kharkiv, Dr Inna Soldatenko finished work, collected her daughter from school, cooked dinner and prepared a lecture for her students. The next morning, she awoke to explosions.
Gaza’s Deepening Health Crisis Leaves Hospitals Overwhelmed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - Despite the implementation of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel last October, Israeli forces continue to launch airstrikes into the Occupied Palestinian Territory. This has resulted in extensive destruction of infrastructure, loss of human life and exacerbating immense health needs amid an increasingly strained health system in Gaza.
Countries make progress on migration pact, but more work remains
- UN News
What do more than half of all doctors in Australia, over 40 per cent of Nobel laureates from the United States, and most of the workforce in some Gulf States have in common?
Safe pathways key to reducing risk for migrants
- UN News
Restricting migration does not stop people from moving. It often pushes them into more dangerous routes.
Education or food? Funding shortfalls force Sudanese refugees in Egypt to ‘make very difficult decisions’
- UN News
Civilians who have fled the war in Sudan and sought shelter in neighbouring Egypt could potentially face a new battle – the loss of critical services that ensure their survival, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned.
Famine in South Sudan Projected to Worsen Without Humanitarian Intervention
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (IPS) - In 2026, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with widespread food shortages, ongoing disruptions to food production systems, and rising rates of malnutrition affecting over half of the population. Compounded by the vast scale of needs and an overwhelming lack of access to basic services, humanitarian experts warn that nationwide levels of hunger are projected to worsen to catastrophic levels if urgent intervention is not secured.
World News in Brief: Displacement in South Sudan, fraud centres in the Philippines, new migration patterns in Latin America
- UN News
In South Sudan, the UN aid coordination office [OCHA] reported on Thursday that conflict and flooding continue to drive displacement and food insecurity higher throughout the country.
Indonesia’s Genocide Case Shines the Spotlight on Myanmar Atrocities
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, April 27 (IPS) - Yasmin Ullah, from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, is determined to see justice. On 13 April, she filed a complaint alleging genocide against Myanmar’s president, Min Aung Hlaing, to Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office. Min Aung Hlaing led the 2021 coup that ousted a democratically elected government and this month was named president following a sham election held amid intense repression, rubber stamping the army’s continuing grip on power. However secure he appears in his position, Yasmin Ullah’s legal action offers hope his impunity may not be guaranteed.
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