Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General

Limited gains in gender equality and women’s rights made over the decades are in danger of being rolled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.

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UNHCR chief calls for mechanism to deal with ‘unprecedented’ displacement in Mexico and Central America December 2, 2021

Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years.

Global displacement rising despite lockdowns that kept billions grounded December 1, 2021

There was a dramatic increase in internal displacement due to disasters, conflict and violence in 2020, but global mobility overall, ground to a halt due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

IOM scales up aid at EU-Belarus border, as migrant hypothermia deaths tick up November 29, 2021

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners, are scaling up aid along the border between the European Union and Belarus, amid worsening winter weather, which is leading to rising deaths due to hypothermia among asylum seekers stranded there.

UN Refugee Agency concerned about indigenous Venezuelans in Guyana November 26, 2021

One meal a day, no shelter, and no drinking water are only some of the difficult living conditions that indigenous Warao families from Venezuela are facing in remote locations across Guyana, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned.

Violence against refugee women surged in 2020, but grassroots solutions can help tackle scourge November 25, 2021

One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), said on Thursday.

Drowning of 27 migrants in English Channel is worst disaster on record: IOM November 25, 2021

Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week’s drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.

Poverty and violence push 378,000 Central Americans north each year November 23, 2021

For the past five years, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence have pushed, on average, some 378,000 Central Americans a year into the United States, according to a new report launched on Tuesday by the UN food relief agency.

Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’ November 12, 2021

Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.

Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes November 11, 2021

As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

Resolve ‘intolerable’ Belarus-Poland border migrant crisis: UN rights chief November 10, 2021

The UN Human Rights High Commissioner has urged Belarus and Poland to urgently resolve the burgeoning migrant crisis on their mutual border, where thousands of people have gathered in an attempt to enter the European Union (EU).

Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge November 9, 2021

With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension.

Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR November 9, 2021

Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.

Ordinary Afghans ‘broke and broken’, warns UN migration agency chief November 4, 2021

A stark warning for the people of Afghanistan has been issued by UN migration agency chief António Vitorino who on Thursday said that ongoing conflict, grinding poverty and climate-related emergencies, have pushed the country to the brink of collapse.

UN rights experts condemn US expulsion of Haitian migrants and refugees October 25, 2021

A group of UN human rights experts have condemned the United States of America’s recent and ongoing systematic mass deportation of Haitian migrants and refugees, declaring them a violation of international law.

Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border October 22, 2021

At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in increasingly dire conditions.

Libyan Government plan needed to end ‘dire situation’ of asylum seekers, refugees October 22, 2021

The Libyan government must immediately address the dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, in a humane manner, consistent with international human rights law, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.

Humanitarian assistance stepped up on Yemen's west coast, amid clashes October 20, 2021

Humanitarian assistance has been ramped up on Yemen's west coast where ongoing violence has increased the needs of communities displaced by years of conflict, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Reuniting families on the run should be priority, urges UNHCR October 15, 2021

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region, as the humanitarian crisis in their homeland worsens.

Alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants October 12, 2021

Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations, that have resulted in at least one death and a steep increase in detentions.

UNHCR recommends the end of refugee status for Ivorians by June October 7, 2021

Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their refugee status, and help them to voluntarily repatriate, obtain permanent residency or began the naturalization process to remain.