Emerging from the shadows: ending statelessness in Central Asia
After living on the margins of society for most of their lives, nearly 220,000 people have been granted nationality by Central Asian states over the past decade.
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Forced displacement at record level: UNHCR
The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year to nearly 82.4 million people, a further four percent increase on top of the already record-high of 79.5 million, recorded at the end of 2019.
Dozens of Rohingya refugees perish at sea
The refugees, numbering about 330 had set off on the journey in Cox’s Bazar, in southern Bangladesh, in February
End conflict that drives ‘appalling’ displacement numbers
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reminded countries of their fundamental obligation to protect the nearly 80 million people worldwide forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and other crises.
More than half a million Rohingya in Bangladesh get ID cards for first time
More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal crackdown in Myanmar two years ago, have received identification cards that the UN insisted on Friday were critical to safeguarding their right to return home.
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Record 70.8 million people displaced by conflict, persecution in 2018
UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi appealed for greater international solidarity to counter the fact that “we have become almost unable to make peace”.
Photo:UNHCR/Mahmood Al-Falastiny
Starvation a reality for displaced Syrians: UN official
Almost 40,000 Syrians in the country’s south-east are facing the reality of starvation
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Nicaragua crisis: One year in, more than 60,000 have fled, seeking refuge
Doctors, journalists, students and farmers are among more than 60,000 Nicaraguans who have fled the country in fear of their lives since anti-Government demonstrations began last April, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday.
Photo: UNHCR/Roberto Carlos Sanchez
UNPACKING GENDERED REALITIES IN DISPLACEMENT: The status of Syrian refugee women in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq
Economic security emerged as a primary concern and challenge for women across all countries.
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