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Europe ignores Nigeria humanitarian crisis at its peril, warns top UN official
news The Guardian, 31 Jan 2017 (8 years ago )The humanitarian crisis in northern Nigeria has implications that Europe can ill afford to ignore, according to a top UN official. Nigeria was the third largest source of migrants crossing the Mediterranean in 2016 (pdf). Toby Lanzer, the UN assistant secretary general and lead humanitarian coord... -
UNHCR voices concern about developments at border of FYR Macedonia and Greece
news UNHCR, 21 Aug 2015 (9 years ago )GENEVA – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is concerned about the increasingly precarious situation at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia), where force was used earlier today to prevent people from crossing. UNHCR is particularly worried about the ... -
Remarks by UN Envoy to Somalia at joint HLPF-SDRF meeting
news UNSOM website, 18 Nov 2014 (10 years ago )Your Excellency Mr President, the co-chair, Your Excellency Mr Prime Minister, Honourable Ministers, Members of Parliament, distinguished representatives from the Puntland, the Interim Jubba Administration, Benadir, Galmadug and civil society. I want to add my welcome to all our partners, Somali and... -
New report warns large population in East Africa at risk of statelessness
news United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 23 Nov 2018 (6 years ago )A new report commissioned for UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency, warns that thousands of people living in the East African Community (EAC), namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda are stateless or at risk of statelessness. The report details the reasons behind their lack of nation... -
Ukraine Situation - Moldova: Gender-Based Violence Sub-Working Group - Presentation at Joint LI, MHPSS and GBV SWG Meeting (May 2023)
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Cash Consortium of Sudan - From Feasible to Life-Saving: The urgent case for cash at scale in Sudan - April 2024
documentAbout 18 million people are currently facing crisis (IPC 3) or emergency (IPC 4) levels of food insecurity across Sudan. This means more than one in three people are suffering from acute hunger in the ...Publish date: 24 April 2024 (1 year ago)
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Unaccompanied Somali teens at risk in bid to reach safety in Ethiopia
news UNHCR News Stories, 30 September 2011, 30 Sep 2011 (13 years ago )DOLLO ADO, Ethiopia, September 30 (UNHCR) – When Hassen Ibrahim arrived recently in Ethiopia, the teenager had not seen his parents for more than two years. "As the eldest son, I stayed behind to take care of my grandmother, who was too sick to travel," explained the 15-year-old, shortly after cross... -
Seven people die off Lesvos as tensions flare at crowded reception facility
news UNHCR, 16 Oct 2015 (9 years ago )GENEVA, Oct 16 (UNHCR) – Authorities in Greece have reported up to seven people were killed – four of them children – in a collision between a smuggling boat and a Greek Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Lesvos, the UN refugee agency said today. It added that UNHCR staff had also had to be evac... -
ILO - World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit of a better future
documentThis ILO flagship report provides a global overview of recent developments in social protection systems, including social protection floors, and covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Publish date: 1 September 2021 (3 years ago)
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At African Union Summit, UN chief Guterres spotlights need to strengthen cooperation
news UN News Centre, 30 Jan 2017 (8 years ago )30 January 2017 – In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent. Speaking in ...
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