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Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hours
World

Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hours

VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s armed forces saved 180 migrants in two rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Monday, less than…
250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR
Middle East

250,000 Syrian refugees could return home next year: UNHCR

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others…
Egypt establishes supreme commission for human rights
Egypt

Egypt establishes supreme commission for human rights

  Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree on Friday establishing the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights, headed…
UN refugee agency gives Trump’s latest cuts a weary shrug
World

UN refugee agency gives Trump’s latest cuts a weary shrug

  The UN refugee agency UNHCR declined to criticize US President Donald Trump’s cut in refugee resettlement places on Tuesday,…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
World

UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship

  United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…
Arab Council for Human Rights praises Egypt’s efforts
Egypt

Arab Council for Human Rights praises Egypt’s efforts

  The Arab Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights (ACSFT) has hailed efforts by the Egyptian government in supporting…
Israel in deal to resettle Africa migrants, then backtracks
Middle East

Israel in deal to resettle Africa migrants, then backtracks

Israel announced a deal with the UN on Monday to resettle African migrants in Western nations, but hours later put…
UN warns of extraordinary humanitarian disaster in southeast Congo
World

UN warns of extraordinary humanitarian disaster in southeast Congo

An upsurge of violence in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is set to cause a “humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions”,…
UN calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
World

UN calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps

The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for…
Widespread rape of Syrian boys and men: UNHCR
Middle East

Widespread rape of Syrian boys and men: UNHCR

The study was based on information mainly gathered in late 2016 and provided by several dozen informants and through discussions…
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