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UNHCR: 1.5% of the world's population displaced
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 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...
How to Solve the World’s Refugee Crisis
Foreign Policy Magazine· 14 hours agoIt’s a tragic and underreported event that is part of a larger trend: According to a new report from the U.N.’s refugee agency, UNHCR, more than 7,600...
Over 117m people forcibly displaced, UNHCR report says
China Daily· 18 hours 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 ...
Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR head says
WTVO - WQRF Rockford· 2 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
NPR· 2 days agoThere are multiple factors driving these annual increases, Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, told NPR. "We've got wars and conflicts ...
Record-high 117m people displaced worldwide in 2023, UNHCR says
Nikkei Asian Review· 2 days agoIn Asia, escalating conflict in Myanmar and further displacement from Afghanistan contributed to the...
‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flights speaks after release
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours agosays that the country is a “generally safe and secure country with a track record of supporting...
World leaders need to step up on displacement, aid leaders say
Politico· 10 hours agoIt’s the 12th consecutive year displacement increased worldwide, affecting 117.3 million people by the end of last year. Global responsibility to solve the crises is falling short, ...
UN agencies urge Greece to shed light on migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds one year ago
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoUNHCR and IOM stressed the “critical" importance of a “comprehensive and conclusive” investigation...
Darfur may be on the brink of another genocide. Will the world act this time?
CNN.com· 12 hours agoDarfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian...