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UNHCR: 1.5% of the world's population displaced
dpa international via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMore people than ever before were forcibly displaced worldwide last month due to war, conflict, violence, and persecution, according to a report from the...
Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR head says
WHO13.com· 3 days agoGENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration...
Nearly 120 million people were displaced around the world in 2023, UNHCR report says
KPBS San Diego· 3 days agoThere are multiple factors driving these annual increases, Kelly Clements, the deputy high...
UN agency reports Sudan as largest global displacement crisis, calls on US not to overlook
Politico via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoCombined with displacement from previous conflicts, the total number of displaced Sudanese people crested 9 million by year-end — the largest displaced population ever reported. As other international ...
Over 117m people forcibly displaced, UNHCR report says
China Daily· 2 days agoForced displacement surged to historic new levels across the globe last year, demanding urgent solutions, according to a recent report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ...
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
AOL· 4 days agoLawyers representing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told the court on Monday that Rwanda's asylum system was inadequate, as part of a challenge ...
Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says
Nikkei Asian Review· 3 days agoIn Asia, escalating conflict in Myanmar and further displacement from Afghanistan contributed to the...
Long Delayed: Education for Every Child in Africa
Benzinga· 3 hours agoAs we speak, millions of crisis-affected girls and boys across the African continent are being denied their human right to a quality education. In the absence of financial means to provide a ...
Darfur may be on the brink of another genocide. Will the world act this time?
CNN.com· 2 days agoDarfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian...
UN agency warns of new Rwanda abuses evidence
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoIn a highly significant intervention in the continuing legal battle over the policy, the UNHCR told the High Court on Monday that it is investigating new...