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Tag: UNHCR
UNHCR: Former detainee in Polisario jails slams human trafficking in Tindouf Camps
Former detainee in polisario jails, Fadel Breika, denounced before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, the trafficking in human beings prevailing in the ... Read More
Stop child exploitation in Western Sahara
As the recruitment and exploitation of children in crises and political conflicts is a war crime under international humanitarian law. As the recruitment and exploitation ... Read More
UNHCR: Over 6,000 refugees in Morocco received financial assistance during Covid-19 crisis
UN and European officials have commended Morocco's continued commitment to the rights of refugees, ensuring them access to public services, education, healthcare, legal protection and ... Read More
Morocco’s Statistics Agency agrees to provide UNHCR data on refugees in Country
Morocco’s national statistics agency (HCP) has agreed to provide the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reliable, accurate and extensive data on the situation of ... Read More
UNHCR: International NGOs hold Algerian regime accountable for crimes committed in Tindouf Camps
Several international NGOs have decried in Geneva the crimes and the serious human violations committed by the polisario militias in the Tindouf camps, saying the ... Read More
Tunisia extradites Algerian Political refugee to Algiers
Tunisia has secretly handed over a prominent Algerian political refugee to Algiers few days after Algerian government arrested and is expected to extradite former Tunisian ... Read More
UNHCR commends Morocco’s inclusive policy for refugees & asylum seekers
The UN Refugee Agency has praised the “inclusive and human-based” strategy adopted by Morocco in 2013 for refugees and asylum seekers, saying that the implementation ... Read More
Morocco urges UNHCR to pressure Algeria to lift blockade on Tindouf camps
Morocco has reiterated its call on the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to put pressure on Algeria to lift its blockade on the Tindouf camps where ... Read More
Jihadist attack on a refugee camp in Niger kills three
Over 50 jihadists on motorbikes launched a "well-planned operation" against the Intikane refugee camp in the Tahoua region, in Western Niger, at some 72 km ... Read More
UNHCR: Sahel violence displaces more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso
In 12 months, Sahel violence has displaced more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso, UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR reported. In Burkina Faso, the latest attacks by ... Read More