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  • Published on May 17, 2021

    UNHCR committed to protecting victims of trafficking in Nigeria, says Dep. Country Rep

     The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is committed to supporting Nigeria in ensuring protection and assistance for victims of human trafficking. Mr John Mckissick, the Deputy Country Representative, UNHCR, made this known on …

    Source: News Diary Online - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 17, 2021

    UNHCR Mozambique Fact Sheet, January – April 2021

    As a result of violence in Cabo Delgado since 2017, there are almost 700,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in northern Mozambique in March. Following the attacks in Palma on 24 March 2021, additional 31,000 people had been displaced to other districts …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on May 17, 2021

    650 taken back to Tripoli by coast guards - UNHCR

    TUNIS - Over 650 people found at sea were taken back to Tripoli on Sunday by Libyan coast guards, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR in Libya has tweeted. The migrants had departed "aboard four dinghies from Zwara and were intercepted/rescued and taken …

    Source: ANSAmed - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 17, 2021

    Home Office plan for women’s immigration centre faces legal challenge

    A charity is challenging the planned opening of a new immigration detention centre for 80 women in County Durham – the Home Office’s first new detention centre since 2014. Women for Refugee Women, whose work includes advocating for women in immigration …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on May 17, 2021

    Home Office plan for women’s immigration centre faces legal challenge

    A charity is challenging the planned opening of a new immigration detention centre for 80 women in County Durham – the Home Office’s first new detention centre since 2014. Women for Refugee Women, whose work includes advocating for women in immigration …

    Source: The Guardian - Neutral
  • Published on May 17, 2021

    MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED: African values: Why the African Commission’s homophobic stance must be challenged

    Ngendakumana Gerard (left), an LGBTI refugee from Burundi, kisses his partner from Burundi, Mandela Diego, at the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (Photo: EPA-EFE / DAI KUROKAWA)   Tanveer Jeewa is a legal and communications …

    Source: Daily Maverick - Neutral
  • Published on May 16, 2021

    Summer Camp With Denmark's Princess Benedikte ll

    As a director of a private secondary school for girls in Nigeria, part of my responsibilities included overseeing enriching, character-building extra-curricular programs, beneficial to our students. One of such programs was a school's chapter of the …

    Source: OpEdNews - Left-wing
  • Published on May 15, 2021

    UNHCR calls for renewed and strong support for...

    Geneva: Ahead of Tuesday's donor conference and launch of the 2021 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency called for renewed international commitment, support and solidarity for Rohingya refugees. …

    Source: The Peninsula - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on May 14, 2021

    2.9m IDPs, 70,000 refugees in Nigeria, says UNHCR

    By Robert Egbe   About 2.9 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and 70,000 refugees  are in Nigeria, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. Its Senior External Relations Officer, Roland Schoenbauer, and the agency’s …

    Source: The Nation (Nigeria) - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 15, 2021

    UNHCR Update Libya (14 May 2021)

    Population movement As of 9 May, a total of 6,270 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) and disembarked in Libya in 2021. Additionally, on 10 May, around 600 people were intercepted at sea by …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on May 16, 2021

    UN agencies face funding shortfall

    ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan chapter of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is in need of $55.73 million to support its operations. During the current fiscal year, it received only $14.08 million, 17 percent of the required money, to extend humanitarian …

    Source: Pakistan Today - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 16, 2021

    Angelina Jolie goes through hell

    Taylor Sheridan, initially brought on to rewrite the mountain thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” gradually got more invested in the movie. When another filmmaker dropped out, he called the studio with an offer. “I said if I can get Angie to do this with me …

    Source: Shanghai Daily - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on May 11, 2021

    WFP and UNHCR roll out targeted food assistance to meet needs of the most vulnerable refugees in Rwanda

    KIGALI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have started rolling out a new mechanism in Rwanda to prioritize general food assistance to the most vulnerable refugees. “The funding shortfalls, which we were …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on May 13, 2021

    Afghanistan: UNHCR Asia and the Pacific COVID-19 External Update (13 May 2021)

    As of 22 April, more than 240,000 persons have been vaccinated, including 89,000 health workers, 38,000 teachers, 13,000 persons with comorbidities and 13,000 prisoners. The UN and INGO have received 5,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Afghan …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on May 15, 2021

    Biden was right on refugees; then he caved

    The annual refugee resettlement kerfuffle is underway. As usual, on one side are the immigration expansionists: President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional Democrats and predictable GOP defectors, immigration lawyers who see dollar signs …

    Source: Bainbridge Island Review - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 14, 2021

    Cameroon: Local youths and refugees build a common future

    In Bertoua, Cameroon, young students are not only learning a vocational skill, but how to live and work alongside each other. The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Cameroon is offering an eight-month professional training course, along with dormitory …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on May 11, 2021

    UNHCR Sudan Operational Update - March 2021

    Sudan host 1,1 million refugees and 2,5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recently, it saw new displacements from Ethiopia and within Darfur states. UNHCR and partners continue responding to the needs of about 60,000 refugees in East Sudan from …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on May 8, 2021

    Gulf Bank supports UNHCR efforts during Ramadan

    KUWAIT: As part of its commitment to community sustainability, and in keeping with international efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, Gulf Bank contributed its support to the United Nations High …

    Source: Kuwait Times - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 14, 2021

    17 drown as two Nigerians survive Tunisian shipwreck

    A shipwreck off Tunis has claimed the lives of 17 African migrants while two Nigerian women were rescued as they tried to move to Italy from Libya by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. The two Nigerians were rescued in waters of the southern town of Zarziz by …

    Source: Punch - Neutral
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