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Published on Jan 26, 2021

In refugee camps, access to internet supports research during the coronavirus pandemic

by Negin Dahya, Cansu E. Dedeoglu, Laurie Decarpentrie and Olivier Arvisais, The Conversation Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world is in an unexpected moment of global uncertainty and change. Countries, cities and communities worldwide are moving …

Source: Phys.org - Neutral
Published on Jan 26, 2021

ILO and UNICEF collaborate to support vulnerable youth in Iraq to develop skills and transition from training to decent ...

BAGHDAD, 26 January 2021- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Iraq are working together to help young forcibly displaced persons and host community members develop skills and transition from training …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 25, 2021

DR Congo: UNHCR COVID-19 Response: Southern Africa, 1 - 31 December 2020

Highlights Since UNHCR’s COVID-19 response began in Southern Africa in March 2020 2.7 million people reached with COVID-19 risk communication 466,088 people received additional soap to promote handwashing 1,234 health facility staff and 1,829 community …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 25, 2021

UNHCR Niger Factsheet: Emergency Transit Mechanism - January 2021

Background In November 2017, UNHCR established for the first time an Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) for the evacuation of vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers from detention in Libya to Niger. The programme was established in order to facilitate the …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 25, 2021

UNHCR Niger Factsheet: Diffa Region, January 2021

Almost 12,000 new arrivals in Sayam Forage Camp during the second half of 2020 The Diffa region hosts 265,696* Nigerian refugees, internally displaced persons and Nigerien returnees. More than 80% of them live in spontaneous settlements. Since April 2019, …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 24, 2021

UNHCR Mozambique Fact Sheet, December 2020

UNHCR declared an internal Level 2 Emergency for the Situation in Cabo Delgado in August 2020 and has significantly scaled up capacity to provide relief items and protection to the most vulnerable internally displaced people (IDPs), which number increases …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 23, 2021

South Sudan: UNHCR Overview of spontaneous refugee returns (as of December 2020)

In coordination with the office of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), UNHCR and its partners triangulate received reports at community level in areas of return through focus group discussion, key informant intervew as well as through meetings …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 23, 2021

Libya - Shipwreck off the Libyan coast claims over 40 lives (DG ECHO, IOM, UNHCR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 January 2021)

A tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast has claimed over 40 lives. 43 persons are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off Libyan coast. 10 survivors have been rescued and returned to Libya by Coastal Security in Zwara, West of Tripoli. The …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 22, 2021

UNHCR Update Libya (22 January 2021)

Highlight Over the past few days, UNHCR has helped to support the transfer of all asylum-seekers detained at Zintan (Daher Al Jabal) detention centre, to Tripoli, upon their release by the authorities. The detention centre is located 135 kms south-west of …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 22, 2021

UNHCR Ethiopia Operation: Tigray Situation Update, 21 January 2021

Background On 4 November 2020, military confrontations between federal and regional forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which borders both Sudan and Eritrea, led the Government to declare a State of Emergency. Since then, and despite the announcement of an …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 22, 2021

World: DAFI Annual Report 2019 Summary - UNHCR's Higher Education Scholarship Programme

Over the last 28 years, UNHCR’s higher education scholarship programme has supported more than 18,000 young refugee women and men to pursue undergraduate qualifications in their country of asylum. Since 2015, the programme has more than tripled in size and …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 22, 2021

UNHCR Central African Republic Situational Emergency Update - 21 January 2021

As of 20 January 2021, over 84,000 individuals are thought to have fled from the Central African Republic (CAR), where the situation continues to deteriorate since violence erupted amid the 27 December 2020 presidential election. The most rapid increase in …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 20, 2021

UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray and found Eritrean refugees in desperate need of supplies and services two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the region. UNHCR led the first …

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Published on Jan 22, 2021

UNHCR says over 357,000 South Sudanese refugees return home in 3 years

JUBA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Some 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have returned home from regional countries since November 2017, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. According to UNHCR and South Sudan's Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) …

Source: Africa Leader - Uncategorized
Published on Jan 22, 2021

UNHCR concerned about plight of people in war-ravaged Cabo Delgardo

By IOL Reporter Jan 20, 2021 Share this article: ShareTweetShareShareShareEmailShare DURBAN – OFFICIALS from the UN Directors for Southern and Eastern Africa and affiliate humanitarian groups have shared findings from their recent visit to the ravaged …

Source: Ghana MMA - Neutral
Published on Jan 21, 2021

Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, 21 January 2021

IDP Response During the last week, UNHCR community-based protection networks (CBPN) provided assistance to more than 1,250 internally displaced Yemenis in Dhamar, Al-Bayda, and Al-Jawf governorates, including psychosocial support and identification and …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 18, 2021

UNHCR discloses funding gap to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday disclosed it only received 39 percent of the 385.1 million U.S. dollars it needs to meet the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees in …

Source: Africa Leader - Uncategorized
Published on Jan 21, 2021

UNHCR El Salvador Factsheet - January 2021

71,500 internally displaced people between 2006 and 2016 according to a profiling exercise led by the Government. 51,437 confirmed cases and 1,509 deaths due to COVID-19 by18 January 2021 (4,705 active cases). UNHCR is appealing for USD 19 million to …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
Published on Jan 20, 2021

IOM, UNHCR: Shipwreck off Libya Claims over 40 Lives

Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency are deeply saddened by a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast yesterday (19/01), the first of 2021 in the Central Mediterranean, which claimed the lives of at …

Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral

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Published on January 20, 2021 - 07:49 GMT

UNHCR finds dire need in Eritrean refugee camps cut off in Tigray conflict

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray and found Eritrean refugees in desperate need of supplies and services two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the region. UNHCR led the first …

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Published on January 22, 2021 - 14:43 GMT

Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s Sahel which has now displaced more than two million people within the borders of their countries for the first time ever. The Sahel – which includes Burkina Faso, …

Distribution channels: Human Rights, World & Regional

Published on January 22, 2021 - 13:39 GMT

Over 100,000 displaced by resurgence of violence in Sudan’s Darfur region

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned by recent violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, which has caused thousands of people to flee their homes seeking safety – including across the border into Chad. The intercommunal clashes, which started on 15 January …

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Published on January 8, 2021 - 14:18 GMT

UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned that violence and insecurity surrounding the 27 December general election in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced over 30,000 people to flee into neighboring Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of …

Distribution channels: World & Regional

Published on January 5, 2021 - 16:08 GMT

UNHCR relocates first Ethiopian refugees to a new site in Sudan

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to register new refugee arrivals at the Sudanese-Ethiopian border. Some 800 people crossed from Ethiopia’s Tigray region into eastern Sudan in just the first few days of the new year. Since early November, more than …

Distribution channels: Human Rights, World & Regional
Published on January 4, 2021 - 20:42 GMT

UNHCR outraged at killing of 100 civilians in Niger attacks, hundreds flee on foot

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns in the strongest terms the twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people, injured 25 others, and forced hundreds to flee on 2 January. Armed groups mounted coordinated attacks on the villages of Tchamo …

Distribution channels: Human Rights, World & Regional
Published on January 15, 2021 - 13:11 GMT

Number of Central African refugees soars as violence intensifies

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for the immediate end to all violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) as nearly 60,000 people have been forced to seek refuge in neighbouring countries since December, a two-fold rise in just one week. Most …

Distribution channels: Human Rights, World & Regional
Published on January 15, 2021 - 11:42 GMT

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in ...

I remain extremely troubled by the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and its impact on civilians, in particular Eritrean refugees hosted in the region. We have recently seen some positive developments, working with the government to …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 10:56 GMT

Orthopedic Biomaterials Industry Takes On 3D Printing, Attracting More Players In The Market

The Business Research Company’s Orthopedic Biomaterials Market Global Report 2020-30: COVID-19 Growth and Change LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised for market …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 10:54 GMT

Western Europe Accounts For The Largest Share In The Nursing Care Market

The Business Research Company’s Nursing Care Market Report - Opportunities And Strategies – Global Forecast To 2023 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised for …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 10:53 GMT

Industrial Machinery Market Sees Rapid Advances In Technology Such As AI, Big Data Analytics, And 3D Printing

The Business Research Company’s Industrial Machinery Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised for …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 08:15 GMT

Disruptive Technologies Announces Global Reseller Agreement with World Leading Service Provider, JLL

Norwegian Start-Up, Disruptive Technologies, tiny commercial-grade wireless sensors are now available to JLL clients OSLO, NORWAY, NORWAY, January 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Disruptive Technologies (DT), creator of the world’s smallest …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 05:00 GMT

The Rich (HNWIs) Getting Richer Contributes To Custody Services Market Growth

The Business Research Company’s Custody Services Market Report - Opportunities And Strategies - Global Forecast To 2030 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised for …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 04:15 GMT

Development In Value-based Healthcare Services Contributes To Growth Of Value Based Care Payment Market

The Business Research Company’s Value Based Care Payment Global Market Report 2020-30: COVID-19 Growth and Change LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 27, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised for market …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 01:29 GMT

The Company announces filing of registration statement with the Security and Exchange Commission under Regulation A

Quark Technology Global Inc. (OTCMKTS:qtgi) THORNHILL, ON, CANADA, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTC: QTGI Nevada, United States of America, January 26, 2021 – Quark Technology Global Inc. (a Nevada corporation …

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Published on January 27, 2021 - 01:26 GMT

CCHR Says American Psychiatry’s Racism Apology to Minorities is Insufficient

The American Psychiatric Association issued an apology for perpetrating racism, but Task Force Against Racism and Modern-Day Eugenics says it should be rejected LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- After …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 23:43 GMT

Biotech Showcase™ Extends On-demand Access to this Year’s Sessions, Content and Company Presentations through March 2021

Biotech Industry Thought Leaders, Investors Gathered Last Week to Forecast Year Ahead in Growth and Investment NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In its 13th year, Biotech Showcase™ Digital welcomed more than 2, …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 20:00 GMT

AccessAerospace Opens its Doors to a Wider International Clientele

Online Marketplace for all things Space & Aerospace Related. Enter a FREE raffle to WIN a DJI Tello Drone! TAMPA, FL, USA, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Originally founded in 2017 as SpaceExcess, LLC, the company evolved into …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 17:52 GMT

சர்வதேச குற்றிவியல் நீதிமன்றம் - மீளநிகழாமைக்கு பொதுவாக்கெடுப்பு : நாடுகளுக்கு நாடுகடந்த தமிழீழ அரசாங்கம் வலியுறுத்தல் !

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- மீளநிகழாமை தொடர்பிலான முடிவினை எடுக்கும் அதிகாரம் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்களுக்கே வேண்டும் என ஐ.நா முகன்மைக்குழு நாடுகளுக்கு வலியுறுத்திறுத்தியுள்ள நாடுகடந்த தமிழீழ …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 16:57 GMT

Refer Sri Lanka to International Criminal Court (ICC). Victims Must Fashion Modalities for Non-recurrence: TGTE

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has urged the UN Core Group on Sri Lanka (Canada, Germany, the UK, North Macedonia, and Montenegro) to submit a new …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 16:25 GMT

Antisense And RNAi Therapeutics Market Driven By Growing Prevalence Of Neurogenerative And Infectious Diseases

The Business Research Company’s Antisense & RNAi Therapeutics Market Global Report 2020-30: COVID-19 Growth and Change LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 15:29 GMT

Scientific Research And Development Services Industry To Grow Alongside Increasing Lifestyle & Chronic Disease Incidence

The Business Research Company’s Scientific Research And Development Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 15:28 GMT

Increasing Volume Of Consumer Data Encourages The Newspaper And Magazine Publishers Market

The Business Research Company’s Newspaper & Magazines Publishers Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 15:13 GMT

The Investment Banking Industry Is Seeing A Lot Of M&A Activity, Which In Turn Drives The Market

The Business Research Company’s Investment Banking Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- New year, new updates! Our reports have been revised for market …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 14:00 GMT

LeadingQuest, Parlacom and floLIVE Enter Distribution Agreement to Stimulate IoT Growth in Brazil

A deal that will drive advanced M2M/IoT Services for the Brazilian market SãO PAULO, BRAZIL, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- LeadingQuest, a telecommunications leader specializing in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, IoT ( …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 13:15 GMT

MSP GURU Announces Agile BPI as Global IT and Business Transformation Executive Advisors

Real People. Real Feelings. Real Innovation. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- MSP GURU, a global leader in managed service provider consulting services for the employee and non-employee workforce, today announced …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 12:00 GMT

GlobalWonks Announces New Advisory Board Members

Enterprise platform for real-time expert insights welcomes three new global advisors to guide future growth WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- GlobalWonks, a technology provider of real-time expert insights for …

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Published on January 26, 2021 - 06:22 GMT

Teenage Cartoonist Gains Thousands Of Followers Worldwide With His Whiteboard Comics

Jake has drawn thousand from around the world that follow him and plug in to read his comics. DENVER, COLORADO, USA, January 26, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Jake Hamilton a teenage prodigy cartoonist and has become an inspiration to thousand of …

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