Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 79
UNRWA condemns demolition of Palestinian home in East Jerusalem
- UN News
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday urged Israeli to immediately halt all evictions and demolitions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, after an entire family was forced out of their long-term home the previous day.
UNRWA seeks $1.6 billion to support Palestinian refugees in 2022
- UN News
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls.
UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination, human rights violations
- UN News
A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases the risk of discrimination and “serious human rights violations” and breaches the country's obligations under international law, five independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
- UN News
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last decade.
UN Plea to Save Afghanistan from Full-Blown Humanitarian Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Geneva, Jan 11 (IPS) - UN agencies have asked for a record USD 4.4 billion in aid for Afghanistan to avert a full-blown humanitarian crisis that could see hunger, distress, and death and a mass exodus of people from the country.
Preserve right of asylum, UN refugee agency urges EU Council presidencies
- UN News
Amid record global displacement, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday urged European countries to prioritize the better protection of people fleeing war, conflict and persecution.
Bangladesh: Second fire in a week tears through vast Rohingya refugee camp
- UN News
Teams from UN migration agency IOM were mobilized on Sunday after fire swept through a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, home to thousands of Rohingya who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
- UN News
“Refugees are not and should never be a target”, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.
Environmental Disasters Creating More Migrants Within Countries - Podcast
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jan 05 (IPS) - In the final months of 2021 you likely saw countless media reports of migrant men, women and children getting blocked at borders trying to enter various countries. Two flashpoints were the Mexico-US border and the border between Poland and Belarus, but there were many others.
Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
- UN News
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country.
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