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UNHCR and IOM saddened at deaths of refugees and migrants in shipwreck off Venezuela coast

UNHCR and IOM saddened at deaths of refugees and migrants in shipwreck off Venezuela coast

By TheTodayNews on December 14, 2020

View from a boat off Trinidad’s north-west coast looking westwards across the Gulf of Paria towards Venezuela and the Bocas Islands between the two countries. …

UNHCR applauds Kenya’s decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities

UNHCR applauds Kenya’s decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities

By TheTodayNews on December 14, 2020

UNHCR at 70: proud of our work but in no mood to celebrate

UNHCR at 70: proud of our work but in no mood to celebrate

By TheTodayNews on December 14, 2020

Ethiopian refugees report obstacles to reach safety in Sudan as numbers approach 50,000

Ethiopian refugees report obstacles to reach safety in Sudan as numbers approach 50,000

By TheTodayNews on December 11, 2020

Yemenis displaced by conflict now face threats of looming famine

Yemenis displaced by conflict now face threats of looming famine

By TheTodayNews on December 11, 2020

Urgent support needed for Venezuelan refugees and migrants facing trauma and hardship

Urgent support needed for Venezuelan refugees and migrants facing trauma and hardship

By TheTodayNews on December 11, 2020

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

By TheTodayNews on December 11, 2020

IOM and UNHCR chiefs stress that COVID-19 underlines the urgent need for universal health coverage

IOM and UNHCR chiefs stress that COVID-19 underlines the urgent need for universal health coverage

By TheTodayNews on December 11, 2020

UNHCR forum weighs lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

UNHCR forum weighs lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

By TheTodayNews on December 10, 2020

Birth registration gaps leaves South Africans in limbo

Birth registration gaps leaves South Africans in limbo

By TheTodayNews on December 10, 2020

Birth registration gaps leave South Africans in limbo

Birth registration gaps leave South Africans in limbo

By TheTodayNews on December 10, 2020

US$1.44 billion needed to support refugees and migrants from Venezuela amid COVID-19

US$1.44 billion needed to support refugees and migrants from Venezuela amid COVID-19

By TheTodayNews on December 10, 2020

Forced back home by the pandemic, Venezuelan grandmother sees no choice but to flee once again

Forced back home by the pandemic, Venezuelan grandmother sees no choice but to flee once again

By TheTodayNews on December 10, 2020

Forced displacement passes 80 million by mid-2020 as COVID-19 tests refugee protection globally

Forced displacement passes 80 million by mid-2020 as COVID-19 tests refugee protection globally

By TheTodayNews on December 9, 2020

8 winning ideas from Model UN students to help refugees

8 winning ideas from Model UN students to help refugees

By TheTodayNews on December 9, 2020

Record 20,000 students engage in refugee policies through the 2020 Model UN Refugee Challenge

Record 20,000 students engage in refugee policies through the 2020 Model UN Refugee Challenge

By TheTodayNews on December 9, 2020

Central America and Mexico reaffirm commitment to address the needs of hundreds of thousands forced to flee

Central America and Mexico reaffirm commitment to address the needs of hundreds of thousands forced to flee

By TheTodayNews on December 8, 2020

Twitter community drew images of what it means to be warm – and we animated it

Twitter community drew images of what it means to be warm – and we animated it

By TheTodayNews on December 8, 2020

Neil Gaiman launches crowdsourced animated film to help raise funds for Syrian refugees battling freezing temperatures and icy winds amid threat of Covid-19

Neil Gaiman launches crowdsourced animated film to help raise funds for Syrian refugees battling freezing temperatures and icy winds amid threat of Covid-19

By TheTodayNews on December 7, 2020

UNHCR poised to resume aid delivery to displaced in Tigray

UNHCR poised to resume aid delivery to displaced in Tigray

By TheTodayNews on December 4, 2020

‘Walking in their shoes has given me the tools I need to serve’

‘Walking in their shoes has given me the tools I need to serve’

By TheTodayNews on December 4, 2020

Venezuelan jeweller defies disability to start over in exile

Venezuelan jeweller defies disability to start over in exile

By TheTodayNews on December 3, 2020

How climate change is multiplying risks for displacement

How climate change is multiplying risks for displacement

By TheTodayNews on December 2, 2020

Donors show solidarity with refugees and steadfast support for UNHCR programmes for 2021

Donors show solidarity with refugees and steadfast support for UNHCR programmes for 2021

By TheTodayNews on December 2, 2020

Twin scourges COVID-19 and climate change threaten world’s displaced and stateless

Twin scourges COVID-19 and climate change threaten world’s displaced and stateless

By TheTodayNews on December 2, 2020

COVID-19 crisis offers lesson on climate response for refugees

COVID-19 crisis offers lesson on climate response for refugees

By TheTodayNews on December 2, 2020

Survivors of sexual violence rebuild their lives in the DRC

Survivors of sexual violence rebuild their lives in the DRC

By TheTodayNews on December 1, 2020

Humanitarian access urgently needed to reach civilians, Eritrean refugees in Tigray

Humanitarian access urgently needed to reach civilians, Eritrean refugees in Tigray

By TheTodayNews on December 1, 2020

75,000 children in Iran to gain nationality under new law

75,000 children in Iran to gain nationality under new law

By TheTodayNews on December 1, 2020

Child-trafficking in Mali increasing because of conflict and COVID-19

Child-trafficking in Mali increasing because of conflict and COVID-19

By TheTodayNews on December 1, 2020

Nearly 40 million at heightened risk as Covid spawns a ‘coping crisis’

Nearly 40 million at heightened risk as Covid spawns a ‘coping crisis’

By TheTodayNews on November 30, 2020

‘Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and it particularly impacts the displaced’

‘Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and it particularly impacts the displaced’

By TheTodayNews on November 30, 2020

Nearly 40 million at heightened risk of violence, discrimination and rights abuses as Covid spawns a ‘coping crisis’

Nearly 40 million at heightened risk of violence, discrimination and rights abuses as Covid spawns a ‘coping crisis’

By TheTodayNews on November 30, 2020

UNHCR chief calls for support for Sudan as it hosts Ethiopia refugees

UNHCR chief calls for support for Sudan as it hosts Ethiopia refugees

By TheTodayNews on November 29, 2020

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for support for Sudan as it hosts Ethiopia refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for support for Sudan as it hosts Ethiopia refugees

By TheTodayNews on November 29, 2020

UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as new refugee arrivals cross 43,000

UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as new refugee arrivals cross 43,000

By TheTodayNews on November 27, 2020

As refugee numbers surge, Ethiopians seek word of loved ones

As refugee numbers surge, Ethiopians seek word of loved ones

By TheTodayNews on November 26, 2020

Gender-based violence on the rise during lockdowns

Gender-based violence on the rise during lockdowns

By TheTodayNews on November 25, 2020

UNHCR warns second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls

UNHCR warns second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls

By TheTodayNews on November 25, 2020

Six ‘Films of Hope’ for uncertain times

Six ‘Films of Hope’ for uncertain times

By TheTodayNews on November 24, 2020

Six ‘Films of Hope’ for uncertain times

Six ‘Films of Hope’ for uncertain times

By TheTodayNews on November 24, 2020