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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 of children in conflicts is a violation of the essence of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child and its annexed protocols and it requires no impunity. As […]
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 employment, in the same way as Moroccan citizens. At a press conference held lately in Rabat by the UNHCR on the situation of refugees in North Africa, they said that […]
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 refugees living in the North African country. A cooperation agreement was signed Thursday in Rabat by Moroccan High Commissioner for planning (HCP) Ahmed Lahlimi Alami and HCR Representative in Morocco, […]
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 Algerian regime is responsible for these crimes as they are perpetrated on Algerian territory. Addressing remotely the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), NGO “Africa Culture International […]
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 presidential candidate and business tycoon Nabil Karoui. Slimane Bouhafs, who had been living in Tunisia since August 2018 under the protection of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), […]
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 of this strategy has enabled the North African Kingdom to set the example in addressing this challenging issue. Speaking during the presentation ceremony of UNHCR annual global report 2020 released […]
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 it has relegated the fate of thousands of Sahraouis to a separatist militia that trades in their suffering. Speaking before the 80th meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee, Morocco’s representative […]
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 from the Malian border. The camp hosts some 20,000 refugees and an additional 15,000 displaced Niger nationals. The UN refugee agency UNHCR strongly condemned the attack perpetrated Sunday and the […]
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 militants on civilians and local authorities have been forcing a daily average of more than 4,000 people to flee their homes and search for safety since January 1. So far, […]
Morocco, a pioneer in international humanitarian action, reaffirmed Wednesday in Geneva its commitment to continue its contribution to collective efforts aimed at protecting and assisting refugees and helping people affected by war, violence and natural disasters and its willingness to further strengthen its partnership with the High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). This noble humanitarian action, […]