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Tag: UNHCR
DRC: M23 rebels seize eastern town as armed conflict enters alarming new phase
At least 15 people were killed and thousands displaced as the M23 rebel group on Wednesday (6 March) seized a town in eastern Democratic Republic ... Read More
Sudan conflict: rival military factions commit to facilitating humanitarian aid
After days of talks in Jeddah, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to commit to facilitating humanitarian ... Read More
UNHCR: Morocco pleads for refugees’ integration into national health systems
Morocco has called from Geneva for a global commitment to integrate refugees into national health systems. "As a constructive partner pursuing a realistic and pragmatic ... Read More
Sudan: 200,000 forced to flee abroad while 700,000 more internally displaced
Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighboring countries and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced inside the country, trying to escape bloody ... Read More
UNHCR calls on Tunisia to end ill-treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants & refugees
The UN Refugee Agency has called on Tunisia to respect the rights of sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are suffering ill-treatment, harassment, and ... Read More
Algeria has responsibility to guarantee humanitarian access to Tindouf Camps
Morocco has underlined Algeria's responsibility, as host country, to guarantee safe and unrestricted humanitarian access to the Tindouf camps and to allow free registration of ... Read More
France agrees to pull troops from Burkina Faso, UNHCR warns of vacuum in Sahel
France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month in response to the request from the junta-ruled Burkinabe government, the French foreign ministry ... Read More
Influx of DRC refugees into Uganda expected to double amid clashes with M23 rebels
A surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid resources, according to Uganda's government and ... Read More
Sahel emergency: the world’s most neglected and conflict-ridden region
Africa’s volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world, a senior United Nations official has warned. ... Read More
DRC: Funding shortfall forces UNHCR to cut vital programs
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, says it is unable to meet the growing humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo because of a lack ... Read More