Jenin, Palestinian Territories - On deserted university grounds in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian children run outside nearly empty buildings, their playground after being driven from their homes by a major Israeli "counter-terrorism" operation. Between a stadium and flower fields where goats now graze, the children play to escape boredom....
Canada eases immigration rules to make Syrians, Turks feel at home
"Canada is committed to providing relief to those impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria," said Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
Justice best solution to global challenges
Wars and conflicts have made it more difficult for millions of people to live in dignity and have in turn hampered efforts to bring about global peace, adds Abdelsalam during a session titled “Migration as a Manifestation of Global Poverty, Inequality, climate change and conflict”.
UN calls for resettlement of quake-hit Syrian refugees from Turkey
"Many refugees who fled to Turkey in search of safety and protection have now faced the trauma of loss and displacement once again -- losing their homes and livelihoods," the UN's International Organization for Migration and the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in a joint statement. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake on...
Two dead, 200 rescued in Lebanon migrant boat sinking: army
On Twitter, UNIFIL confirmed it was assisting the Lebanese Navy "in search and rescue operation at sea between Beirut & Tripoli where a boat in distress with a large number of people on board was found."
Months after deadly quake, Afghan survivors get new homes
In Afghanistan, hundreds of earthquake-resilient concrete homes, many built by local laborers with the support of the United Nations refugee agency, have now been handed over to survivors who were until now living in makeshift tent cities.IFC, UNHCR to jointly boost private sector engagement for refugees, host communities
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Friday announced a joint initiative to create inclusive economic opportunities that will benefit refugees and their host communities. The initiative aims to mobilize private sector projects over the next five years to demonstrate the viability of...UNHCR chief urges world to help Lebanon’s most vulnerable
Appealing to the international community to help the country as it faces 'one of its hardest moments', UNHCR chief said that Lebanon hosts 'one of the largest refugee populations per capita in the world' and that it needs support. He spoke at the end of a three-day visit to Beirut.
Libya expels over 200 migrants across land borders
The United Nations had previously handled the repatriation of refugees from Libya, but the deal between authorities in the west, east and south has enabled the Interior Ministry's agency tackling illegal migration to work in a unified way across the country.
Jordan’s King meets Russian minister, urges stability in southern Syria
AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan's King Abdullah received Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Amman on Thursday and stressed the importance of stabilizing Syria, especially the southern part. King Abdullah noted the need to activate efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis in Syria, safeguarding its unity and territorial...Tunisia intercepts more than 800 migrants in one night
Authorities also said they had detained 48 people, including six already wanted for allegedly "joining a gang in order to illegally cross borders". The interior ministry had announced the arrests of more than 1,300 suspected people traffickers, both Tunisian and of other nationalities, in recent days.Tunisian coastguard intercept about 200 migrants
Nearly 200 migrants attempting to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea were intercepted by Tunisian coastguards over the weekend. In what is being called "rescues" the authorities launched nine separate operations off the southern and north-eastern coast to bring them to the shore.Global Islamic Refugee Fund launched, seeks to raise $400m
The funds are scheduled to be deposited in a trust account to finance programs as per the needs of refugees and their host communities in the member countries of the Islamic Development Bank.
World Bank urges Sahel nations to diversify economies
Alerting five West African countries to the danger posed by climate change, the World Bank has urged them to diversify economies as they are extremely vulnerable to extreme weather patterns. The five countries in the arid Sahel region are vulnerable to droughts, floods, and heatwaves, according to a report.Six migrants including two babies die at sea after Greek pushback: Turkey
Another 73 migrants were also rescued off Mugla province in the southwest, the coastguard said. The migrants were pushed back to Turkish waters by Greek forces in four boats, according to the coastguard, who cited a detailed interview with the migrants.UN says six Syrians die in attempt to reach Italy
More than thirty people attempted the crossing on the vessel, with many of the survivors in an "extremely serious" state of health according to UNHCR.
King Abdullah calls on UN, world to provide aid for refugees
King Abdullah of Jordan met with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at Al-Husseiniya Palace to discuss how the burden of hosting refugees could be alleviated for the host country.Syrian refugees to set off in caravan for EU from Turkey
Desperate to rid the uncertainty hanging over their future, dozens of Syrian refugees in Turkey are planning to form a caravan to reach the European Union. According to organizers, plans are being drawn up online where calls are being issued to people to bring sleeping bags, tents, life jackets, canned...Amnesty says Iran, Turkey ‘forcibly’ pushing out Afghan migrants
The NGO cited numerous cases of "unlawful killings, pushbacks by shooting and other unlawful returns, arbitrary detention, and torture and other ill-treatment of Afghans at the hands of both Iranian and Turkish officials."
Over 2,000 Tunisian minors reach Italy in 2022: rights group
The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) said the minors were among a total of 10,139 Tunisian migrants to have made it to Italy since the start of 2022. More than 14,700 migrants, including many from sub-Saharan African nations, have been intercepted and turned back over the same...
Afghan refugee flight arrives in Spain from Pakistan
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares was at Madrid's Torrejon de Ardoz airbase to meet them when the flight from Islamabad landed at Madrid's Torrejon de Ardoz airbase at around 10:15 pm (2015 GMT). The government would now work "to help these people to integrate, given that it will be difficult...
Lebanese struggle to find bread due to shortage of wheat
In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can't afford any.
Morocco retrieves eight migrant bodies off its coast
Moroccan authorities on Monday retrieved the bodies of eight migrants off the southern shores of the North African kingdom, local officials said.Rights group slams Morocco, Spain over migrant deaths
Moroccan authorities have said 23 migrants died when some 2,000 people, many from Sudan, stormed the frontier.
Tunisia coastguard says rescued 455 migrants in one night
National guard units in the north, center, east and south thwarted 37 attempts to cross, Tunisia's maritime borders, the National Guard said in a statement.For some Iraqi Kurds, Europe is a destination well worth the risk
Iraqi Kurd Haresh Talib says he struggles to get paid and his children's schooling is disrupted in his conflict-riddled country, so he wants to try to flee with his family to Europe again.EU braces for migrants spurred by food crisis
The EU must brace for new waves of migrants forced to uproot because of the food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine, the bloc's border agency chief warned Monday. While Ukrainian refugees were being handled well, "we have to prepare also for refugees coming from other areas because of...
22 Malian migrants died in boat disaster off Libya: UN
Twenty-two Malian migrants died in a boat disaster off the Libyan coast, the UN said Tuesday, citing survivors who reported victims drowning and dehydrating with three children reportedly among the dead. After nine days at sea, 61 survivors, mostly from Mali, were rescued by the Libyan coastguard and brought back...AU urges probe into deaths of Africans at Spain-Morocco border
The African Union Commission chief has voiced his shock at the "violent and degrading" treatment of African migrants trying to cross from Morocco into Spain after 23 people died, and called for an investigation in the incident. About 2,000 migrants stormed the heavily-fortified border between the Moroccan region of Nador...18 African migrants die in mass attempt to enter Spain’s Melilla
Around 2,000 migrants approached Melilla at dawn Friday and more than 500 managed to enter a border control area after cutting a fence with shears.
Lebanon to expel Syrian refugees if not repatriated: Mikati
Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday said Lebanon was ready to expel Syrian refugees living in the country if the international community does not work to repatriate them. Lebanon, grappling with its worst ever economic crisis, has the world's highest proportion of refugees in its population, with the government estimating...No database on number of Iraqi refugees abroad, says govt
Iraq's Ministry of Migration and Displacement said they do not have a database on the numbers of Iraqi refugees abroad saying they are ready for any situation for internally displaced personsUkraine to receive $1.5bn in aid from World Bank
The World Bank on Tuesday approves an additional $1.5 billion in aid for Ukraine, bringing the total planned support package to more than $4 billion.
More than 100 million people forcibly displaced: UN
Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time ever, the United Nations said Monday. The "alarming" figure must shake the world into ending the conflicts forcing record numbers to flee their own homes, the UNHCR said...
Syria lambasts Erdogan plan to return million refugees
Syrian authorities on Friday rejected plans by Turkey to return one million Syrian refugees to a "safe zone" on the border, state media reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early May said Ankara was aiming to encourage one million Syrian refugees to return to their country by building them...Nearly 60 mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2021
Last year, new internal displacements from conflict surged to 14.4 million marking a 50-percent jump from 2020 and more than doubling since 2012, the report showed.
Syrian refugees in Turkey: Political tool in crisis times
With the lira's value tumbles to historic lows and annual inflation runs at nearly 70 percent, the refugee question regularly pops up in political debates in Turkey.Red Cross chief Mardini on Iran visit talks Afghans’ plight
More than one million Afghans have sought refuge in Iran since the Taliban returned to power in August, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.
Erdogan vows Turkey will not expel Syrian refugees
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday pledged that Turkey would not drive Syrian refugees back to their home country despite pressure from opposition parties. Turkey is today home to more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees who fled after civil war broke out in 2011.
More than 40 migrants drown off Western Sahara: charity
At least 44 migrants drowned on Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of the Western Sahara, migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras said. Twelve others survived the tragedy, which happened when the boat sunk off the coast of Cap Boujdour, the agency's Helena Maleno tweeted. The bodies of seven...US First Lady Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
"I wanted to come on Mother's Day" said Jill Biden while telling reporters that people from US support people of Ukraine in the war against Russian invasion.UNRWA may end services to refugees due to funding crunch
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is facing a financial implosion for the last 10 years, which could cause an interruption or end of services to five million refugees.
Six dead, 48 rescued after migrant ship capsizes off Lebanon
At least six people died, including a little girl, and almost 50 others were rescued after a migrant boat capsized off Lebanon, state media said, in the latest tragedy at sea off the crisis-hit country. The boat capsized on Saturday night near the northern port city of Tripoli, the departure...Russians flee Putin regime to join Ukraine refugees in Israel
The wave of immigration from Ukraine and Russia over the past seven weeks is the largest Israel has seen since the early 1990s, when the collapse of the Soviet Union was falling apart as Russia's neighbors declared independence.Nearly 100 die in new Mediterranean boat tragedy: UN, MSF
Prior to the latest tragedy, the UN's International Organization for Migration had recorded 367 deaths in the Mediterranean so far this year, after registering 2,048 such deaths in 2021.France donates $5.5m to Jordan for a development project
The Jordan Education for Employment (JEFE) organization and the French Development Agency on Saturday signed a grant agreement worth 5 million euros to launch the "Ilhamy" (my inspiration) project.Fighting rages in Ukraine, US says Putin being ‘misled’
Citing US intelligence, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said "he felt misled by the Russian military."Two migrants drown off Morocco coast, more than 200 arrested
In total, 236 migrants were arrested by Moroccan authorities during operations in Tarfaya, located 100 kilometers from the Canary Islands.
Hellscape in Mariupol as UN chief pleads for Ukraine
UN chief says that around 100,000 people in Mariupol have been forced to live in a complete blockade with no food, no water, no medicine.
Foreign children risk languishing in Syria for decades: charity
Save the children data showed that 18,000 Iraqi children and 7,300 minors from 60 other countries are stuck in Syrian camps.Ukraine Rejects Putin’s Ultimatum to Surrender Mariupol
The UN has described the humanitarian situation in the city as "extremely dire" with "residents facing a critical and potentially fatal shortage of food, water and medicines."
