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World News in Brief: Middle East crisis, Afghan quake, Karabakh refugee appeal

·October 9, 2023·1 min read

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concerns for the civilian population, urging maximum restraint and that “all diplomatic efforts” are made “to avoid a wider conflagration”. Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries continued to be reported during the day, including from rocket fire by Palestinian militants in Israeli cities and...

First Person: From Afghan refugee to Ukraine aid worker

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·September 30, 2023·3 min read

Having previously endured conflict in Afghanistan, Ali comprehended the far-reaching implications of large-scale military actions on the lives of civilians. Immediately after the start of the Ukraine war, Ali and his wife, the owners of a small clothing store in Odessa, began to engage in relief work and donate clothes...

Lebanon: School occupations condemned as violence grips Palestine refugee camp

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·September 9, 2023·1 min read

Clashes between rival factions in the Ein el Hilweh camp, the largest in Lebanon, has also displaced thousands of refugees, according to reports. Armed groups have taken over eight schools run by UNRWA, the UN agency providing support to Palestine refugees, preventing around 6,000 children from accessing the classroom as...

UNHCR: more than 7 million refugee children out of school

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·September 8, 2023·1 min read

“With the displaced population rising every year, there is a significant and increasing proportion of the world’s children who are missing out on their education,” said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday that by the end of 2022, the total number...

Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens

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·August 10, 2023·1 min read

Services at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)’s Health Centre II were suspended last week following clashes between Palestinian armed groups at the Ein El Hilweh camp, the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon. At least 13 people were killed, more than...

UNRWA appeals for end to deadly clashes at Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon

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·August 4, 2023·1 min read

The fighting between Palestinian armed groups at Ein El Helweh camp has also forced thousands to flee their homes that have been damaged. Ein El Helweh is one of 12 camps in Lebanon operated by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. It provides services to nearly 50,000 people....

Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

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·August 1, 2023·1 min read

Eleven people were killed and another 40 were injured, including a staff member with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said Dorothee Klaus, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, citing reports. Two schools operated by the agency sustained damage, and more than 2,000 people were forced to flee in search...

During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection

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·July 30, 2023·1 min read

During the visit, Ms. Triggs mentioned that one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean happened just over a month ago. Protecting refugee rights “The Pylos tragedy and the other devastating tragedies in the Mediterranean underscore the primacy of saving lives and protecting the rights of people forced to flee....

UN and partners visit severely damaged Jenin Refugee Camp

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·July 10, 2023·2 min read

The two-day military operation was the fiercest in over 20 years, according to the UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA. At least 12 people were killed, including four children, and another 140 were injured. Around 900 houses were damaged, with many now uninhabitable. “We went to Jenin Camp...

UN refugee agency predicts spike in resettlement needs next year

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·June 26, 2023·1 min read

According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024, over 2.4 million refugees will be in need of resettlement, marking a 20 per cent increase compared to 2023. A woman leaves a refugee camp in Rwanda on her way to resettlement in Norway. Escalating challenges With a deepening refugee crisis,...

UN retirees host Ukrainian refugee family

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·June 21, 2023·4 min read

Oksana and 11-year-old Sasha are among more than 100,000 Ukrainians who have been welcomed into homes across the United Kingdom after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Jane Howard and Laurens Jolles, who met them upon their arrival in the UK, said it “seemed the natural thing to...

UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

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·May 13, 2023·3 min read

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued a call for a more collaborative approach to better respond to the anticipated impact of changes on the southern US border. “The challenges facing the Americas call for ambitious, innovative, and principled cooperation among all stakeholders,” the...