Geopolitics

Beat back ‘catastrophic effects’ of COVID-19 on refugee education, urges UNHCR

New York: While children in every country have struggled with the impact of COVID-19 on their education, refugee children have been particularly disadvantaged, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said, amid fears many may not be able to resume their studies due to school closures, high fees or lack of access to technology to learn remotely. more

Football is ‘refuge for those who have left everything’; UN initiative aims to bolster well-being of refugee, migrant children in Peru

New York, Aug 28 (JEN): Sport brings people together “regardless of conditions or flags”, a senior United Nations official in Perú said on Tuesday referring to a new in ...

In Tanzania, UN refugee chief praises ‘regional peacemaker’ role, and efforts to welcome neighbours on the run

New York: The head of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has praised Tanzania for the long-standing welcome it offers hundreds of thousands of refugees, describing it as a “regional peac ...

Refugees overcrowded to ‘boiling point’ on Greek island, warns UN agency

New York,The Government of Greece has been urged by the United Nations to do more to help thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants who have been “crammed” into island receptio ...

In Tanzania visit, UNHCR official stresses freedom of choice is crucial for refugee returns

New York, Refugees should never be pressured to decide if they should return to their home countries, a senior UN official has said.

The Syrian refugee who melts Canadian hearts with peace chocolates

From riches-to-rags-to-riches is how one can encapsulate the journey of Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad, the founder of Peace by Chocolate, a Canadian confectionery.

‘It’s her turn,’ says UN agency, issuing global call to close critical gap in refugee girls’ education

New York, Mar 8 (JEN): By secondary-level education, refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to enrol in school – even though they make up half of the school-age r ...

UN refugee agency commends Greece on asylum reforms, urges more to be done

New York, Jan 31 ((JEN) Greece has made progress in reforming its asylum system despite challenging economic and political circumstances, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed today, addin ...

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