UN agency warns of impact on migrants as US cuts force shutdowns
3 days, 7 hours ago

UN agency warns of impact on migrants as US cuts force shutdowns

Hindustan Times  

By Emma Farge UN agency warns of impact on migrants as US cuts force shutdowns GENEVA -The U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday that unprecedented cuts in donor funding this year will force it to scale back or shut down projects around the world, resulting in a severe impact on migrants. This would mean scaling back or ending projects affecting over 6,000 staff worldwide and more than 250 at its Geneva headquarters, IOM said, without giving a full breakdown or details of the projects hit. "The reduction in funding has severe impacts on vulnerable migrant communities, exacerbating humanitarian crises and undermining vital support systems for displaced populations," IOM said in a statement. The U.N. refugee agency said cuts had shuttered programmes to protect adolescent girls from child marriage in South Sudan and a safe house for displaced women in danger of being killed in Ethiopia.

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UN chief describes aid cuts as ‘a crime’ during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
6 days, 22 hours ago

UN chief describes aid cuts as ‘a crime’ during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

New Indian Express  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and countries in Europe to Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohingya refugees are located, as “a crime.” Guterres was on a four-day visit to Bangladesh where he is assessing the plight of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar whose future remained uncertain …

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
1 week, 6 days ago

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

Associated Press  

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USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed
2 weeks, 6 days ago

USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed

Hindustan Times  

DAKAR, Senegal — Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding. Here some key projects around the world that has confirmed have closed: 1: In Congo, aid group Action Against Hunger will stop treating tens of thousands of …

USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed
2 weeks, 6 days ago

USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed

Associated Press  

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Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union
1 month, 1 week ago

Sudan scene of world’s worst humanitarian crisis: African Union

Al Jazeera  

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UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor
1 year, 8 months ago

UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — In a grim report, the U.N. warned Monday that at the current rate of global progress 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty and 84 million children won’t be going to school in 2030 – and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and women. “Failure to make progress means inequalities …

Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency
1 year, 9 months ago

Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency

Al Jazeera  

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In 2020, more people displaced by extreme climate than conflict
3 years, 9 months ago

In 2020, more people displaced by extreme climate than conflict

Al Jazeera  

At the end of 2020, a record 55 million people had been forced to move within their countries due to extreme weather events. People who migrated domestically due to extreme weather events rose to 30.7 million, or 75% of those uprooted within their borders, according to a report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. A record 55 million people in …

UN says two million internally displaced by Sahel violence
4 years, 1 month ago

UN says two million internally displaced by Sahel violence

Al Jazeera  

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World Refugee Day: the challenges facing UNHCR as 100 million forced to flee homes in the last decade
4 years, 9 months ago

World Refugee Day: the challenges facing UNHCR as 100 million forced to flee homes in the last decade

The Independent  

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UN: Nearly 80 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
4 years, 9 months ago

UN: Nearly 80 million people forcibly displaced worldwide

Al Jazeera  

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Largest number of children displaced in 2019: UNICEF
4 years, 10 months ago

Largest number of children displaced in 2019: UNICEF

India TV News  

An estimated 19 million children, more than ever before, were living in displacement within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019 -- some of them for years, according to a new report of the UN Children's Fund. "Millions of displaced children around the world are already going without proper care and protection," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta …

UN warns of growing humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel as extremist attacks rise
5 years, 4 months ago

UN warns of growing humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel as extremist attacks rise

The Independent  

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World Refugee Day tomorrow: UN report says 71 million displaced globally due to war, persecution and other violence
5 years, 9 months ago

World Refugee Day tomorrow: UN report says 71 million displaced globally due to war, persecution and other violence

Firstpost  

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Damning UN report says three people will become displaced in the time it takes you to read this headline
6 years, 9 months ago

Damning UN report says three people will become displaced in the time it takes you to read this headline

The Independent  

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Syrian refugees ‘at risk of being pushed to return’
7 years, 1 month ago

Syrian refugees ‘at risk of being pushed to return’

Al Jazeera  

Aid agencies warn hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees may be forced to go back to a still volatile country in 2018. The warning was issued by six humanitarian agencies amid what they called a “global anti-refugee backlash”, harsher conditions in regional countries who have taken in Syrians and a “misleading rhetoric” suggesting the country is safe for refugees to …

Worsening hunger crises stoke global migration: U.N. study
7 years, 10 months ago

Worsening hunger crises stoke global migration: U.N. study

The Hindu  

The more people go hungry at home the more likely they are to migrate, according to a United Nations study released on Friday as the world grapples with four potential famines simultaneously for the first time in recent history. The number of people fleeing a country increases by 1.9 per cent for each percentage increase of food insecurity, the U.N. …

Refugee crisis: Record 65 million people forced to flee homes, UN says
8 years, 9 months ago

Refugee crisis: Record 65 million people forced to flee homes, UN says

The Independent  

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Global displacement: Consequence of conflict?
10 years, 9 months ago

Global displacement: Consequence of conflict?

Al Jazeera  

The UN refugee agency says record numbers of people have been forced from their homes. More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted around the world at the end of last year, as a result of conflict or persecution. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says it was the first time the number of people displaced had exceeded that figure. According …

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