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UN raises alarm on 'mass rape' in southeast DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said its staff were hearing horrific testimonies from forcibly displaced persons in the DR Congo's Tanganyika Province.
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Record numbers flee jihadist attacks in Burkina
In the first half of 2021, 237,000 people fled to other parts of Burkina Faso, compared to 96,000 registered during the second half of 2020, it said in a statement.
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UN rights chief urges reparations for systemic racism
Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet described how deeply embedded racism against Africans and people of African descent continues to affect all aspects of their lives.
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Over 24,000 displaced in DR Congo in one month: UN
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said violence in the south-central region forced 1.4 million to flee in 2017 - and it is concerned that renewed tensions could trigger another wave of mass displacement.
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‘Every action counts’ UNHCR says for World Refugee Day
Conflict, hunger and economic upheaval had displaced nearly 80 million people worldwide, half of them children, by the end of 2019.
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Second refugee leader arrested as CT authorities to meet over reintegration
A rift about who the group’s leader should be drove a wedge between foreigners seeking refuge at the church last week.
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Refugees arrested for trespassing at UNHCR offices abandon bail application
They were part of a larger group of more than 180 refugees who appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates Court after violent clashes broke out with police in Brooklyn last week.
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UN Refugee Agency to assist vulnerable foreign nationals in Pretoria
On Friday, police removed refugees that had been living outside the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Pretoria.
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SAHRC looking for solutions after CT clashes between refugees, cops
A police crackdown against foreigners occupying the offices of the United Nations Refugee Agency resulted in chaos on Wednesday.
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Refugees won't leave Pretoria UN offices, fearing attacks on foreign nationals
They're demanding protection after clashes between locals and foreign nationals in August in parts of the country, mainly in Gauteng, where at least 12 people were killed.
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Australia FM says country assessing resettlement push for Saudi woman in Thai
Thai authorities threatened to deport her but with the help of activists, diplomats and a hastily opened Twitter account Qunun launched an impassioned asylum campaign.
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Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days - UNHCR
The Libyan coast guard picked up 762 migrants trying to reach Italy in rubber boats during the past two days alone, its spokesman said.
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Refugees now make up 1% of the world's population
According to the UNHCR, there are now almost 70 million forcibly displaced people worldwide – the highest number in modern history.
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US withdrawal from UNHRC worrisome, says SA
The Donald Trump administration made the announcement on Wednesday, accusing the council of anti-Israel bias and a failure to reform.
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US quits UN human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
Washington’s withdrawal is the latest US rejection of multilateral engagement after it pulled out of the Paris climate agreement and the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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UN special envoy Jolie meets Syrian refugees in northern Iraq
The Hollywood actress toured the Domiz camp, home to 33,000 refugees from Syria’s seven-year conflict.
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Spain takes in 629 migrants stuck in the Mediterranean
The UNHCR says migrants aboard the rescue ship Aquarius are in distress, running out of provision and urgently in need of help.
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UN rights chief slams Indonesia proposal to outlaw gay, extramarital sex
Activists have raised concerns that, if approved, the new rules could violate basic rights and be misused to target minorities.
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UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Numbers in about 16 centres rose to nearly 20,000, from 5,000-7,000 previously, leading to a worsening of already poor conditions.
