Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens
A UN health centre providing medical care to Palestine refugees at a camp in Lebanon reopened on Wednesday, as a ceasefire between opposing armed groups holds.
UN campaign to tap into personal connections in bid to protect religious sites
New York/IBNS: The United Nations will soon launch a campaign highlighting the personal connections of individuals with religious sites as part of its efforts to protect places of worship around the world.
Not enough resettlement solutions for refugees worldwide, says UN
New York, Feb 20 (IBNS): Despite record numbers of people forcibly displaced across borders, with 1.2 million in need of a new permanent place to call home last year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) released new data on Tuesday showing that only 55,700 of them – 4.7 per cent – were able to be resettled in 2018.
Global Compact on Refugees: How is this different from the migrants’ pact and how will it help?
New York, Dec 18 (IBNS): The terms ‘refugee’ and ‘migrant’ have been used interchangeably to describe the millions of people worldwide that are either fleeing conflict or seeking better living conditions. As the United Nations sets out to secure global compacts to better protect them, it’s critical to understand the differences between the two.
UN urges Australia to find humane solutions for refugees, asylum seekers on Manus Island
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday that the situation of refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island continues to remain dangerous, and called on the Australian Government to “live up to its responsibilities” and urgently find humane and appropriate solutions.
Global blueprints on refugees, safe migration should include protections for children – UNICEF
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The rights, protection and wellbeing of uprooted children should be central commitments of global migration policies, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, as it released a new report prior to a meeting next week on safe, regular and orderly migration.
UN working to address slavery, abuses against African migrants and refugees, Security Council told
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations is stepping up its work to stop the grave abuses perpetrated against refugees and migrants along the Central Mediterranean routes, including alleged slave trade in Libya, two UN agency chiefs told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Ethiopia begins civil registration for refugees – UN agencies
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): In an historic first, starting on Friday all refugees in Ethiopia will be able to register their vital life events, including birth, death, marriage and divorce, directly with national authorities, the United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday.
Dire lack of winter funding puts millions of refugees in Middle East at risk, warns UN agency
New York, Oct 4(Just Earth News): Dwindling resources could severely jeopardize efforts to provide refugees and displaced persons across the Middle East with essential winter supplies such as thermal blankets and warm clothing, the United Nations refugee agency has warned.
Amid 'critical' resource shortage, UN agency cuts food rations for refugees in Kenya
New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): For 420,000 refugees living in northern Kenya, insufficient funding has forced the United Nations food relief agency to cut rations by 30 per cent, as it appeals for nearly $30 million for assistance.
DR Congo: UN mission deploys ‘blue helmets’ to protect civilians and refugees
New York, Sept 29(Just Earth News): Responding to the worsening security situation near a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has deployed peacekeepers to deter any attacks on the city and to prevent escalation in clashes.
UN and partners aiding ‘unprecedented’ flow of refugees from Myanmar
New York, Sept 13(Just Earth News): The flow of desperate Rohingya fleeing across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh is unprecedented in terms of volume and speed, United Nations humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday, amid calls for international support for the emergency response.
‘Robust action’ required to assist growing number of refugees on Greek islands – UN
New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged “robust action†to improve conditions on Greece’s eastern Aegean islands, where the number of new refugee arrivals increased last month.
Urgent funding needed to ensure full food rations for refugees in Tanzania – UN agency
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): Amid a funding shortage has forced the reduction of rations for some 320,000 refugees in north-west Tanzania, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said that it urgently requires $23.6 million to guarant