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Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hours
World
January 1, 2019
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
December 11, 2018
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
November 17, 2018
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
September 18, 2018
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
August 8, 2018
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
June 24, 2018
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
April 3, 2018
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
February 20, 2018
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
January 24, 2018
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
December 6, 2017
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…