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UN refugee chief warns of ‘severe cuts’ without urgent funding

Filippo Grandi makes an appeal for at least $700m to help the 100 million people now displaced in the world.

Al Jazeera

U.N. refugee boss warns of 'severe cuts' without immediate new funding

The U.N. refugee agency will have to make "severe cuts", increasing the hardships of those who have been driven from their homes, unless it gets immediate extra funding, its chief said on Monday.

Reuters

Jordan’s Public Debt Increases to $41 Bln

Jordan’s public debt rose 1.6 percent to 29.16 billion dinars ($41 billion) in the first half of 2022 from 28.7 billion dinars at the end of 2021. Its domestic debt reached 13.89 billion dinars at the end of H1, while its foreign debt reached 15.26 billion dinars, according to statistics…

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Jordan Warns of ‘Notable Drop’ in Int’l Support for Refugees in the Region

Jordan has warned of the notable drop in international support to refugees in the Middle East and to the relevant UN agencies. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi in Amman, where he stressed the need for mobilizing joint action to provide…

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Ivorians who fled to Liberia return 'home', no longer considered refugees by UN

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has announced the end of the refugee status given to Ivorians who fled political crises in their country to reside in neighboring Liberia. To mark the occasion, the human rights organisation's Chief Filippo Grandi was in the northeastern town of Buuto on World Refugee…

Radio France Internationale

Global food crisis has displaced more than 100m people, UN warns

The United Nations refugee agency has reported that Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, warning the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.

Radio France Internationale

UN: Hunger Crisis Could Swell Already Record Global Displacement

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes. Efforts to address the global food insecurity crisis, which has been dramatically aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

The UN refugee agency says the world has reached a "dramatic milestone", with more than 100 million people around the world now forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war and human rights violations.

ABC News

Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher: UN refugee chief

A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.

Reuters

UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says Europe should be more much worried than it is that larger numbers of people from Africa’s Sahel region could seek to move north

The Independent UK

U.K. vows more Rwanda deportation flights after legal setback

A Tuesday flight was canceled after the European Court of Human Rights, which said the British plan had a chance of causing "irreversible harm."

WEKU

UN Official Urges World Not to Forget Rohingya Refugees

The head of the UN refugee agency urged the international community on Wednesday not to forget more than 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living in sprawling camps in Bangladesh after fleeing from neighboring Myanmar. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said he visited the camps near…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN official urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has urged the international community not to forget more than 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living in sprawling camps in Bangladesh after fleeing from neighboring Myanmar

The Independent UK

Channel migrant crossings top 9,000 this year as record levels continue despite Rwanda deal

At least 2,700 migrants have made the journey since Priti Patel announced the agreement with Rwanda last month

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The Independent UK

UN refugee agency: Number of displaced tops 100 million

The U.N. refugee agency says that the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has crossed the milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts

The Independent UK

Channel crossings exceed 9,000 for the year

Last week, 685 people arrived over five days.

WEKU

A record 100 million people have been forced from their homes

Violence and natural disasters are fueling the surge in the number of people displaced, the U.N. says in a new report.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: More than 100 Million People Forcibly Displaced

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 number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100…

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UN says global population of displaced persons now exceeds 100 million

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time in history, the United Nations said on Monday.

France 24

Number of displaced people passes 100 million for first time, says 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.

Reuters

More than 100 million people forcibly displaced in the world - U.N.

More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing new data about those escaping violence, conflict, persecution and human rights violations.

The Guardian - UK

Number of displaced people passes 100m for the first time, says UN

‘Staggering milestone’ calls for urgent international action to address underlying causes of conflict, persecution and the climate crisis, says high commissioner for refugees

Reuters

Don't forget other crises with Ukraine focus, UN warns

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned on Friday that countries focused on helping Ukraine should not ignore other crises, which were likely to worsen due to the war.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel’s controversial immigration plans pass through parliament despite warnings of harm to refugees

‘Despicable’: Aid charities warn of suffering for those fleeing war and persecution

Manchester Evening News

More than four million refugees have fled Ukraine since start of Russian invasion

Around 6.5 million people have also been displaced from their homes within Ukraine

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