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Niger: A worrying humanitarian situation around Ouallam after Sunday massacres

January 8, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

A joint mission of the Nigerien government and humanitarian actors visited the region of Tillabéry, in south-eastern Niger, after attacks in Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye […]

Ethiopia: Amnesty denounces massacre of a large number of civilian in Tigray

November 13, 2020 Steven Addamah 0

This is the first time that a large number of civilian deaths have been reported since the beginning of the conflict in Tigray. Telecommunications and […]

EUToday: European Parliament reacts to Tindouf Camps aid scandal

July 16, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Budgetary Control and Development Committees of the European Parliament are both actively involved in investigating the case of the Misappropriation of Humanitarian Aid to […]

Protecting refugees in Europe: UNHCR calls for a ‘year of change’

January 10, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday […]

UNHCR appeals to Eritrea over refugee camp closure

July 5, 2019 Steven Addamah 0

The UN’s main refugee agency launched a formal appeal to the government of Eritrea not to close the country’s only refugee camp. The Umkulu refugee […]

More than 100 Arab migrants and refugees ‘missing’ in Algeria

January 4, 2019 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

More than 100 Arab citizens are missing after seeking shelter in Algeria and others stranded at the border with Niger, The UN refugee agency said […]

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak spreads to eastern ‘no-go’ zone surrounded by rebels

August 27, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is escalating inside the vast country’s Ebola-hit North Kivu province, putting millions at risk, the […]

Freedom of choice is crucial for refugee returns, UNHCR official stresses

August 17, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

Refugees should never be pressured to decide if they should return to their home countries, a senior UN official has said. The statement was made […]

UN agencies plead pardon for Sudanese teen Noura who killed her rapist

May 22, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Three UN agencies – UN Women, UNHCR and UNFPA – have called on the Sudanese government to grant clemency to a 19-year-old woman sentenced to […]

UN resumes evacuation of migrants from Libya

May 10, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started the evacuations of migrants from Libya to Niger for resettlement in third countries. The UN […]

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