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At least 89 people dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania

Dozens missing after fishing vessel left from border of Senegal and Gambia with 170 believed to have been on board.

Al Jazeera

Migrants Face 'Unimaginable Horrors' Crossing Africa Says UN

Refugees and migrants face extreme violence, abuse and exploitation on land routes crossing Africa to get to the Mediterranean, with far more believed to be dying there than at sea, a UN-backed report said Friday.

International Business Times

Land routes across Africa are twice as deadly for migrants as Mediterranean voyages, UN estimates

The U.N. and partners say more migrants and refugees in Africa are heading north toward the Mediterranean and Europe, crossing dangerous land routes in the Sahara where criminal gangs roam subject them to enslavement, organ removal, rape, kidnapping for ransom and other abuses

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A massacre, an exodus from Darfur and years of rehab for Sudanese refugees

A year ago, RSF forces are accused of massacring Masalit people in Darfur. Survivors are scarred and relearning to walk.

Al Jazeera

UN urges swift action to help millions of displaced people across Africa

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that without concerted peace efforts in war-torn Sudan, people will continue to flee to neighbouring countries. Filippo Grandi's comments came ahead of World Refugee Day Thursday, when he highlighted the desperate plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people across Africa.

Radio France Internationale

‘I was shot in the leg back home’: the refugees reviving rural Spain

Depopulation can be a serious problem – ultimately, a shrinking community can’t maintain its services. But asylum seekers are bringing ghost villages back to life

The Guardian - UK

World Refugee Day 2024: everything you need to know

This year’s theme is Solidarity with Refugees

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Tensions bubble as Sudanese refugees feel resentment from Chadian hosts

Some 600,000 Sudanese are seeking safety in Chad, but host communities are blaming them for using up scarce resources.

Al Jazeera

Russian invasion has forced 6.5 million Ukrainians to flee country, UN says

More than 120 million people have been forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution – a number the UN's refugee agency describes as a "terrible indictment on the state of the world". More than 6.5 million people have been displaced in Ukraine alone, the UNHCR reported on Thursday, World Refugee…

Radio France Internationale

Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement. Their future is unclear

Hundreds of refugees are living in community housing on an island in northwestern Indonesia while waiting for resettlement in a third country

The Independent UK

Starving to death is as scary as the war for Sudanese refugees in Chad

The looming famine in Sudan is pushing thousands of civilians from Darfur to flee to Chad, say refugees and aid groups.

Al Jazeera

Theo James Opens Up About His Grandfather's Experience as a Refugee as He Announces New Role With the UN Refugee Agency

The actor explained the role hits close to home for him.

Marie Claire

‘I kept asking why’: Syrian refugee detained for 25 days for Rwanda flights speaks after release

Exclusive: Mohammad was one of more than 100 asylum seekers detained ahead of planned deportation flights

The Independent UK

Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR chief says

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required under international law

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Record 120 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, UN says

The displacement of people around the world has once again smashed records, the United Nations refugee agency warned, reporting that 120 million people have been forced from their homes by war, violence and persecution.

The Independent UK

Wars drive number of forcibly displaced people to record high, UN says

The number stood at 117.3 million at the end of 2023 – with the UN’s refugee agency saying it could reach 120 million in the near future

Al Jazeera

Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case

UN lawyers say British refugee deportation plan could see Rwanda send them elsewhere, exposing them to further dangers.

The Guardian - UK

Conflicts drive number of forcibly displaced people to record high

Sharp rise, equivalent to population of London, means nearly 120 million have been driven from their homes

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‘Why are you going back, after all we did to get out?’: returning to the Kenyan refugee camp that shaped my childhood

My life is split in two: half as a stateless Somali refugee and half a British citizen. But Kakuma is crucial to everything that came after it. It is the foundation of who I am

The Independent UK

They escaped Russia’s deadly assault on Kharkiv – now these Ukrainians face another catastrophe

People from villages and towns around the region have been forced from their homes by fierce fighting, reports Tom Watling

Al Jazeera

As Malaysia faces CEDAW review, women refugees continue to struggle

Continued lack of a legal framework for refugees leaves undocumented women at risk of arrest when they seek medical help

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy to Nato – shoot down Russian missiles in our skies

Lithuanian minister backs strikes on Russia with western arms and says don’t give China leverage over European security. What we know on day 818

Latin Times

UN urges U.S. to stop forceful deportations of Haitians as the country continues engulfed in chaos

The UNHCR made the call after the country conducted a new deportation flight last week

Al Jazeera

UN urges US to stop forced returns to Haiti after latest deportation flight

Haitians may face ‘life threatening risks’ and further displacement if returned to Haiti, UN refugee agency says.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia: The migration trap

Asylum seekers from across Africa are becoming stranded, unable to return home and persecuted by authorities.

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