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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 · Jun 16, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

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 · Jun 16, 2022

Barcelona to feature UN refugee agency logo on jerseys

Barcelona will promote the U.N. refugee agency’s logo on the back of its jerseys for the next four seasons

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Home Office slashes number of Afghan refugees allowed into UK after fleeing Taliban

Boris Johnson accused of ‘another broken promise’ - as referrals from UN cut from 5,000 to ‘up to 2,000’

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Court of Appeal to rule on first Rwanda flight as Johnson defends plan

Three Court of Appeal judges are due to give their decision on Monday afternoon.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Week of Tribal Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur Kill 100

Tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur have killed around 100 people, the UN refugee agency and a tribal elder said Monday, the latest surge in tribal violence in the restive region. Toby Harward, a coordinator with the UNHCR, said the fighting grew out of a land…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 13, 2022

What does the future hold for Afghan refugees in Iran?

Iran hosts about 4 million Afghan refugees but anti-Afghan sentiment is on the rise amid economic crisis in the country.

Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2022

Priti Patel could rip up Tories' own modern slavery laws to force people to Rwanda

The Tory Home Secretary is said to be appointing a reviewer of the Modern Slavery Act - which Theresa May said was the 'great human rights issue of our time' - to prevent lawyers using it to stop deportation flights

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022

High Court refuses to block first flight to Rwanda

In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Swift said there was a ‘material public interest’ in the Home Secretary being able to carry out her policies.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022