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Conflict condemns Sudan to huge displacement, rampant sexual violence: UN

More than 14 million forced from their homes with hunger, disease and sexual violence rampant.

Al Jazeera

Sexual Violence On 'Staggering' Scale In Sudan Civil War: UN Probe

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.

International Business Times

Pacific seasonal workers to receive family support

Concerns over separated families using Australia's Pacific worker scheme has led to a pilot program aiming to provide support.

AAP

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How Breakers Exploit Physics For Gold In Olympic Breaking

The newest Olympic sport, breaking, is a master class in bending physics to your will. Here’s how the Olympic breakers pull it off.

Inverse

Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups

The head of the U.N. migration agency says that it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its donor base

The Independent UK

The UN says more than 10 million people in Sudan have now fled their homes as war continues

The U.N. migration agency tells The Associated Press that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million as war drives many from their homes

The Independent UK

Soaring remittances to developing nations overtake foreign direct investment

Report finds money sent home by people who have migrated was $831bn in 2022, 650% up on 2000

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Plan to block people from countries could backfire: UN

Australia's push to block people from countries that won't accept the return of asylum seekers will have a negative impact, a UN-related agency says.

AAP

Anti-migrant Rhetoric Surging Amid Flurry Of Elections: UN

With 2024 set to see more elections worldwide than any previous year, the United Nations' migration chief says increasing anti-migrant rhetoric from politicians seeking to score points is harming societies.

International Business Times

IOM makes ‘global appeal’ for $7.9bn to help 140 million people

The appeal comes as the number of people forced to migrate reached 117 million by the end of 2022, the IOM said.

Al Jazeera

New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative

The new head of the U.N.’s migration agency says the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West

The Independent UK

Companies like Microsoft can help manage migration: incoming UN migration chief

The incoming head of the U.N. migration agency said on Thursday that she has talked to companies like Microsoft to see how they can build partnerships to manage migration.

Reuters

US challenger Pope first woman elected to lead UN migration agency

Geneva (AFP) - White House veteran Amy Pope hailed an "extraordinary day" after becoming the first woman elected to head the UN migration agency, promising a more "comprehensive" approach to helping migrants.

AFP

US challenger Pope elected new UN migration chief

Geneva (AFP) - White House veteran Amy Pope will become the first woman to head the UN's International Organization for Migration after beating her boss Antonio Vitorino in a leadership vote.

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US challenger leads battle for top UN migration job

Geneva (AFP) - US candidate Amy Pope looked poised to become the first woman to lead the UN migration agency, after Monday's first round of voting put her squarely in the lead -- ahead of her own boss.

The Independent UK

Portuguese chief vs. American deputy in race to lead UN migration agency

The 175 member countries of the U.N. migration agency are casting ballots to choose its leader for the next five years — an unusual contest between its European director-general and his American deputy, who is looking to oust him from the job

AFP

Europe and US battle for top UN migration job

Geneva (AFP) - After an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration kicked off an election on Monday to determine whether its current chief or one of his deputies should run the United Nations agency.

Reuters

US candidate Amy Pope wins tense contest to run UN migration agency

Former White House adviser Amy Pope was elected to head the U.N. migration agency, prevailing on Monday in a tense contest against a Portuguese incumbent who had the support of European countries.

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The Independent UK

Election at UN migration agency pits its European chief against his American deputy

International Organization for Migration chief Antonio Vitorino of Portugal faces what is poised to be a tight race against his Biden administration-backed American deputy, Amy Pope, as the Geneva-based organization chooses its next director-general on Monday

AFP

Bitter race for top UN migration job enters home stretch

Geneva (AFP) - After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration next week holds elections to decide whether its current chief or his next-in-command will steer the UN agency for the next four years.

AFP

US candidate for UN migration chief vows 'new vision'

Geneva (AFP) - The International Organization for Migration has an antiquated way of approaching its mission and desperately needs renewal, the UN agency's second-in-command with designs on the top job told AFP.

AFP

Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East

Cairo (AFP) - Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed region in the world, with climate change threatening to displace millions of people.

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