Conflict

For 55 million displaced, status quo ‘not an option’

New York: Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own countries, according to a new report presented to the UN Secretary-General by the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, released on Wednesday. more

UN agencies launch emergency plan for millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants

New York: A new plan to cover the urgent needs of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, coordinated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migrati ...

EU leaders reach agreement over migrant crisis

Brussels: An agreement has been made by the European Union leaders on migration after talks at the Brussels summit on Thursday.

Safe haven for refugees in jeopardy as Italy baulks at the tide

On board the Aquarius, Mediterranean Sea, Jul 10 (EDNH/JEN): In less than a day of sailing in the Mediterranean from southern Sicily the all-too-familiar images of life and death refugee cro ...

Libya: UN ramps up cooperation to help hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees and migrants

New York, May 31(Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies on Tuesday pledged to join forces and “go the extra mile” by expanding operations in Libya and enhancing their support to m ...

Senior UN official urges Libya to protect migrants from conflict-related sexual violence

New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): The highest United Nations official tasked with advocating against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war urged on Tuesday Libyan authorities to pro ...

Migrants battling exposure as freezing temperatures grip Europe, warns UN agency

New York, Jan 11 (Just Earth News): Sounding the alarm over the situation of thousands of migrants, asylum seekers and others enduring extreme cold conditions across Europe and Eastern Medit ...

Ban calls for optimizing benefits for migrants

New York, May 15 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on all countries to rally around the common goal of creating regular, safe and orderly channels of mi ...

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