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Italy Transfers First Group Of Migrants To Albania

Italy transfers first group of migrants to Albania for offshore asylum processing, facing mixed reactions. UNHCR oversees the process. Italy to incur 670 m...

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Australia welcomed 9,400 refugees in six months — but that number doesn’t tell the full story

A new UN report paints a bleak picture of the state of global displacement. Australia is doing its part — but is it enough?

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Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize

Sister Rosita Milesi runs national network helping refugees across Brazil and has helped shape public policy.

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How a Rohingya rape survivor’s abortion became legally complicated

Two weeks ago, Sadia*, a 19-year-old Rohingya asylum seeker in India, was finally able to terminate her pregnancy that resulted from a reported rape that happened in Tripura in June. It cost her 10,000 Bangladeshi Taka (Rs 7,000) to abort in a private hospital in Bangladesh.

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Visiting UN Refugee Agency Chief Decries 'Terrible Crisis' In Lebanon

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi arrives in nation to show 'solidarity' with beleaguered nation and to plead for help

International Business Times

UNHCR Chief Urges International Aid For Lebanon Crisis

Lebanon faces a severe crisis due to Israeli airstrikes, causing mass displacement and casualties. Urgent international action is needed to address the hum...

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Over 160,000 People Flee Lebanon To Syria Amid Hostilities

Learn about the escalating humanitarian crisis as 160,000 individuals flee Lebanon to Syria amid ongoing conflict.

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Es Devlin’s large-scale choral installation celebrates London’s displaced population

Es Devlin has partnered with UK for UNHCR on a free and open-to-all exhibition, ‘Congregation’, in London from 3-9 October 2024

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Biden asylum changes pose "grave danger"

President Joe Biden's restrictions on asylum endanger the lives of people fleeing poverty and violence, UNHCR said

Salon

‘Cruel’: Biden administration toughens asylum restrictions at US border

Migrant rights advocates slam measures, which will make it more difficult to apply for asylum, as ‘cruel’ and illegal.

Al Jazeera

Israeli bombardment of Lebanon sends 100,000 fleeing to war-torn Syria: UN

The UN Refugee Agency operates at four crossing points to assist those fleeing Lebanon for safety in Syria.

Al Jazeera

100,000 People Flee Lebanon To Syria Amid Intense Attacks

100,000 individuals flee Lebanon to Syria due to recent strikes, highlighting urgent need for humanitarian aid.

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Syrian Refugees Fleeing Lebanon As Israel Intensifies Bombardment Campaign

Israel's bombardment in Lebanon displaces Syrian refugees, leaving them vulnerable and lacking shelter. UNHCR reports a tragic situation with civilians str...

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Israel launches massive airstrike on Beirut in apparent bid to kill Hezbollah leader

Six confirmed dead and 91 hurt but other reports claim hundreds killed as sources close to Hezbollah say Hassan Nasrallah is alive

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Al Jazeera

More than 30,000 people crossed into Syria from Lebanon: UN

About half of them were children and adolescents and 80 percent were Syrian nationals, according to UNHCR.

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Hezbollah Launches Rockets Into Israel, Escalating Conflict

Escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel leads to casualties and destruction in Lebanon, Israel, and Gaza. Pope Francis calls for peace amidst the ...

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US and France working on Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan – as it happened

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UNHCR Staff Members Killed In Lebanon Amid Israeli Airstrikes

UNHCR mourns loss of staff in Lebanon tragedy, urges peace and protection for civilians amidst ongoing conflict.

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UN Warns Of Rising Displacement In Lebanon

UNHCR warns of escalating displacement crisis in Lebanon as tens of thousands flee their homes, prompting urgent humanitarian response.

International Business Times

'Atrocious' Sudan War Pushing Refugees Further Afield: UNHCR Chief

The UN's refugee chief questioned Sunday what future awaited the Sudanese people as the country's civil war rages, pushing its people ever further afield including to Uganda and Europe's maritime borders.

The Guardian - UK

The brutal truth behind Italy’s migrant reduction: beatings and rape by EU-funded forces in Tunisia

Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italy’s ‘dramatic’ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die in the desert and colluding with smugglers

Al Jazeera

In Tunisia, refugees and migrants are expelled to the desert, left helpless

About 130 refugees and migrants say they were abandoned near the border with Algeria.

The Walrus

Canada’s Immigration System is a Moral Failure

We pride ourselves on our open arms and goodwill. But we are a nation of gatekeepers and talent poachers

The Guardian - UK

‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade

The long read: I spoke to dozens of people – from ‘donors’ to brokers – to find out how this exploitative trade thrives on chaos and desperation

The Independent UK

Ukrainian children in Poland are now required by law to attend school after years of online learning

Large numbers of Ukrainian refugee kids are expected to begin attending Polish schools this fall for the first time after a change in a Polish regulation aimed at getting Ukrainian kids back in school

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