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UN agencies shocked by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
- UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate investigation into the deaths of four people near the border between Poland and Belarus, due to causes yet to be determined.
US plan to increase refugee resettlement welcomed by UNHCR
- UN News
United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people, has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
- UN News
Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNHCR said on Friday.
A Tale of Two Internationally Trained Medical Doctors in Canada
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 09 (IPS) - Wagma Saad, is an Internationally Trained Medical Doctor (ITMD) from Kabul Medical University, Afghanistan, currently living in Canada with her family. Saad graduated in 2016, an education that didn’t come easily to her. With numerous restrictions, blocks and challenges placed at every step, fighting numerous social and political battles, she chased her passion for science and medicine, and after seven years at medical school, she finally got to call herself a doctor.
Yemen: UN agency helping stranded migrants to return home
- UN News
Amid intensifying conflict in Yemen, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stranded in the country to return home, the UN agency reported on Tuesday.
Critical gaps in refugee education, only 34 per cent attend secondary school: UNHCR
- UN News
Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday, as it called for an international effort to confront “critically low” levels of school and university enrolment.
Belarus Crackdown Leaves Human Rights, Minorities Exposed
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Sep 06 (IPS) - There will soon be no one left to defend human rights or help minorities in Belarus as the country’s third sector moves closer to “complete liquidation”, international rights groups have warned.
IOM concerned for migrants facing ‘dire condition’ at EU-Belarus border
- UN News
Migrants are facing “dire conditions” at the European Union-Belarus border, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned on Monday.
Syria: Prevent ‘entire generation from being lost’, urges UN humanitarian chief
- UN News
Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for “greater access and expanded funding”, to better help them.
Journalists in Hiding to IPS: Silencing Women Journalists, is Silencing the Voice of Afghan Women
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Sep 03 (IPS) - “If I fall into the hands of the Taliban, not only me but my family will be killed,” said AB, 23*, who worked as a broadcast journalist for the past seven years and is a well-known face on the television screen.
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