Dozens of Palestinians killed in Gaza as Hamas official vows to “break” Israel
Gaza Reuters Israeli forces fought Palestinian militants in the north and centre of the Gaza Strip on Friday as Khaled Meshaal, a senior official in Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement, said its six-month-old battle with Israel would “break the enemy soon”. Most Israeli troops have been pulled out of the Palestinian enclave in preparation for an […]
More than $US2.2 billion promised for global refugee crisis at UN forum
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Countries and businesses at a major UN forum pledged more than $US2.2 billion towards a global displacement crisis and promised jobs for tens of thousands of refugees in an outcome the United Nations chief said would help “stem the tide of misery”. Thousands of people from aid agencies, businesses and civil society as […]
UN foresees more displacement because of Gaza conflict
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United Nations refugee chief warned that the Gaza conflict could spur more displacement in the wider region as UN officials, politicians and aid groups gathered in Geneva on Wednesday to seek solutions to a global displacement crisis. A record 114 million people around the world have been driven from their homes, including […]
UN refugee chief urges Western states to deter migrants from dangerous routes
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Western states should enact policies to prevent asylum seekers embarking on dangerous routes, the UN refugee chief said on Thursday, as the number of migrants through the Darien Gap this year tops half a million people. Conflicts, poverty and climate change have driven a record 114 million people from their homes around the […]
UN warns of unprecedented refugee challenge as West tightens borders
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The UN refugee agency is facing one of the most difficult moments in its more than 70-year history as record displacements coincide with funding shortfalls and a “short-sighted” focus on border controls, its chief said on Monday. Conflicts from Ukraine to Sudan have contributed to the displacement of some 110 million people around […]
More than 100,000 refugees arrive in Armenia as exodus swells
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters More than 100,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia since Azerbaijan’s military operation to retake control of Nagorno-Karabakh, the United nations said, while thousands more endured long hours of delay in a huge traffic jam at the border. “Many are hungry, exhausted and need immediate assistance,” Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency […]
UN refugee chief calls for return to peacemaking to stem flows
Nairobi, KenyaReuters The world needs to rediscover its ability to bring peace to various trouble spots in order to curb the growing flow of refugees, the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. There are 110 million displaced people around the world, up from 103 million last year and half that […]
UN refugee chief: Russia violating principles of child protection in Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia is violating the “fundamental principles of child protection” in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, chief told Reuters in an interview. Speaking at the UNHCR offices in Kyiv following a six-day tour of Ukraine, Filippo Grandi said President Volodymyr […]
UN refugee boss warns of ‘severe cuts’ without immediate new funding
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The UN refugee agency will have to make “severe cuts” unless it gets extra funding soon, its chief said on Monday, warning cuts could lead to more malnutrition and child marriages as well as unrest in some of the world’s poorest regions. The war in Ukraine has sent millions fleeing, and there are […]
Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher: UN refugee chief
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said. A report by the UN body showed on Thursday that some 89.3 million people […]