MSF Urges Aid Access In Yemen
Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to allow aid deliveries, saying it had treated more than 55,000 people wounded during a Saudi-led intervention in the country....
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US To Give Uganda $25 Mn In Aid For Refugees
The United States will give over $25 million in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with a huge influx of refugees fleeing conflict in east Africa, the US ambassador in Kampala said...
Rights Group Raps Pakistan For ‘forced’ Repatriation of Afghans
Pakistan is conducting the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees through coercion, threats and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a scathing report Monday, accusing the UN refugee agency of complicity...
Burundians March To Dispute UNHCR Figures
Hundreds of Burundians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a UN report Hundreds of Burundians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a UN report released earlier this week,...
Angelina Jolie Speaks Out Against President Trump’s Controversial Immigration Ban
An activist on behalf of refugee rights, Angelina Jolie, 41, has finally spoken out against President Donald Trump's recent policies, including the controversial immigration and Muslim ban. In a New...
Angelina Jolie Slams Trump Travel Ban, Calls For ‘compassionate America’
Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U. S. President Donald Trump's executive order barring travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries hurts vulnerable refugees and...
U.N. Agencies Urge Trump To Allow Refugees Entry
he United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration on Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution,...
Trump Signs ‘extreme Vetting’ Order To Limit Immigration
US President Donald Trump has announced new vetting measures to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US". He signed a wide-ranging executive order which, among other measures, bans Syrian...
26,000 Tourists Flee Gambia Over Political Crisis
Thousands of tourists have left Gambia, following the declaration of a state of emergency in the country. Jammeh’s tenure which was expected to expire by midnight on Wednesday was extended by 90...
26,000 Tourists Flee Gambia Over Political Crisis
Thousands of tourists have left Gambia, following the declaration of a state of emergency in the country. Jammeh’s tenure which was expected to expire by midnight on Wednesday was extended by 90...
Nigerian Fighter Jet Strikes Refugees, Aid Workers In Borno
A Nigerian fighter jet misfired during an operation Tuesday, striking refugees at a camp in Borno state for the internally displaced, as well as aid workers with the International Committee of the...
We Need Government’s Attention
Ex-Service men in the Ashanti Region are worried over the lack of attention from government with regard to their welfare. The veterans have cited concerns including increment of their pension...
New UN Secretary General Asked To Avoid Double Standards
A seven-member cross-regional group at the United Nations has urged the newly appointed UN Secretary General, Antonio Manuel de Guterres to be independent and avoid double standards when dealing with...
Rich Nations ‘shirking’ Responsibility To Refugees
Amnesty International has accused the world's wealthiest nations of shirking responsibility towards refugees, saying they host the fewest and do the least. Ten countries which account for just 2.5%...
Kenya Refugee Return Scheme Flouts International Law
Nairobi (AFP) - As Kenya prepares to close the world's largest refugee camp, a rights watchdog said the repatriation of Somalis from the sprawling Dadaab camp is based on misinformation and violates...
Disastrous Living Conditions More Deadly Than Violence
The humanitarian emergency in northeastern Nigeria is reaching catastrophic levels. A massive relief effort is needed immediately in remote areas as well as in the state capital, the international...
UN Can Create United Country Of Refugees
There are no people more disrespected, oppressed, alienated, despised and castigated than the refugees no matter where they are. What is surprising is the amount of money allocated to the welfare and...
Does the Media Needlessly Foster Fear?
The Vatican’s Pope Francis has strived to be a voice of peace and unity on a continent struggling to deal with a refugee crisis. On Thursday he spoke out once again, this time against mass media,...
Kenya Refugee Repatriation ‘unlawful’
The repatriation of Somali refugees from the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya fails to meet international standards for voluntary return, a Human Rights Watch Report has found. The organisation says many...
Hungarian Camerawoman Who Kicked Refugees Charged
A camerawoman who was filmed kicking and tripping up refugees near the Hungary-Serbia border has been charged with breaching the peace. Petra Laszlo was caught on camera kicking a young girl and boy...