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Nearly 1,000 migrants returned to Libya in the first two weeks of 2020
Geneva – At least 953 migrants, among them 136 women and 85 children, have been returned to Libyan s..
Nearly 1,000 migrants returned to Libya in the first two weeks of 2020: IOM
Geneva – At least 953 migrants, among them 136 women and 85 children, have been returned to Libyan s..
DRC: inter-ethnic violence in Ituri may constitute “crimes against humanity” – UN report
KINSHASA/GENEVA (10 January 2020) — Killings, rapes and other forms of violence targeting the Hema c..
UNHCR welcomes new law in El Salvador to help people internally displaced by violence
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell – to whom quoted text may be ..
US-Iran tension threatens lifeline to millions across the Middle East
Statement by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council “Tens of millions of p..
Italy contributes €500,000 (US$ 610,000) to help relieve drought-affected people from hunger
LUSAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €500,000 (US$ 610,000) contrib..
UN chief calls for compliance with rules of war to protect civilians, deplores violations
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the Security Council meeting on the p..
Oil slumps 5%, US crude at its cheapest since March
Reuters NEW YORK Oil prices plunged about 5% on Thursday, with U.S. crude at its lowest since March,..
Facebook culls another three billion fake profiles
Facebook has published its latest “enforcement report”, which details how many posts and accounts it..
Registration gives many Rohingya refugees identification for the first time
By Alex St-Denis in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh | 17 May 2019 Nasima Aktar is among hundreds of thousand..