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☆ Lesbian boxer becomes first Refugee Olympic Team athlete to win a medal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

VILLEPINTE, France — Boxer Cindy Ngamba made history on Sunday by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal. The 25-year-old originally from Cameroon offered hope for the Refugee Olympic Team that was created to call attention to the plight of refugees across the world. She will face Atheyna Bylon, who ensured that Panama would get its fourth-ever Olympic medal with her own win shortly after Ngamba’s fight. “It means the world to me to be the first ever refugee to win a medal,” Ngamba told reporters. The Refugee Olympic Team has nearly quadrupled in size since its debut.

Persons: Boxer Cindy Ngamba, Davina Michel, Ngamba, Atheyna Bylon, Ngamba’s, ” Ngamba, “, it’s, ”, Tammara, Michel, swipes, ” U.N, Filippo Grandi, Grandi, Lin Yu, Imane, she’s, — Organizations: Refugee Olympic Team, Paris Games, Olympic, North Paris, AP, IOC Locations: VILLEPINTE, France, Cameroon, Panama, Rio de Janeiro, United Kingdom, Canada, North, Paris, Taiwan, Algeria

☆ Pakistan extends visas for 1.45 million Afghans but denies deportations on hold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Pakistan is extending the stay of nearly 1.5 million registered Afghan refugees – but its mass deportation of “illegal immigrants” will continue, authorities said. The fate of 1.45 million refugees whose PORs expired at the end of June had previously been in doubt, with many fearing they’d be deported. But Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs disputed the UN’s claims that Islamabad had put on hold its plan announced last October to deport undocumented Afghan refugees. Trucks transporting Afghan refugees and their belongings are seen along a road heading toward the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border on November 3, 2023. More than 3 million Afghan refugees, including registered refugees and more than 800,000 undocumented people were living in Pakistan as of March 2024, according to UNHCR data.

Persons: ”, Shehbaz, they’d, ” Filippo Grandi, Mumtaz Baloch, Abdul Majeed, They’re, Moniza, ” Kakar, Asif Hassan, Ruwanpathirana Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Pakistan’s, of Foreign Affairs, Trucks, Getty, Pakistan, Afghan, UNHCR, Taliban, UN, ” Police, South Asia, Amnesty International Locations: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Islamabad, AFP, Karachi, South

“I’m still waiting to see when that happens,” Griffiths said. Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesSudan plunged into chaos last April with street battles between the generals’ rival forces in the capital, Khartoum, that spread to other areas. Western Darfur, which was wracked by bloodshed and atrocities in 2003, has been an epicenter of the current conflict, an arena of ethnic violence where paramilitary troops and allied Arab militias have been attacking African ethnic groups. Secretary-General Guterres urged support for the ICC, saying its role in prosecuting those involved in “atrocities” in Darfur “is absolutely essential.”Humanitarian chief Griffith and U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi appealed for $4.1 billion in international support for embattled civilians in Sudan amid signs that some may be dying of starvation after nearly a year of war. The agencies said that half of Sudan’s population, or around 25 million people, requires support and protection, and that the requested funds would go to help millions of civilians in Sudan and others who have fled abroad.

Persons: António Guterres, “, ” Guterres, —, Abdel Fattah Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo —, Guterres, ”, Martin Griffiths, “ I’m, ” Griffiths, Karim Khan, ” Khan, General Guterres, Griffith, Filippo Grandi Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, Rapid Support Forces, African Union, Arab League, International Criminal Court, ICC Locations: Sudan, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Geneva, Switzerland, Khartoum, Darfur, Rome, Chad

They said the requested funds would go to help millions of civilians in Sudan and others who have fled abroad. “They have lost so much," said U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, who recently met with displaced families in Sudan and neighboring Ethiopia. "Time after time, we hear the same message from them: We want peace so we can go home, and we need support to rebuild our lives.”“They desperately need help, and they need it now,” Grandi added. UNHCR is seeking $1.4 billion to help nearly 2.7 million people who have fled into five neighboring countries. The United Nations says the war in Sudan has killed at least 12,000 people, although local doctors groups say the true toll is far higher.

Persons: Filippo Grandi, ” “, ” Grandi, Martin Griffiths, Abdel, Fattah Burhan, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo Organizations: GENEVA, UNHCR, Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations, Rapid Support Forces Locations: Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Gaza, Khartoum

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Wednesday that he's worried that the war in Ukraine has been forgotten as the country prepares to mark two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe agency has called for $4.2 billion to help Ukraine this year — slightly less than last year. The U.N. refugee chief said that he was concerned that discussion over the issue of humanitarian aid to Ukraine had now become held up by political wrangling. In Washington, senators are trying for a bipartisan deal that would include nearly $61 billion in aid for Ukraine and make changes to U.S. border policy. “If those packages are stuck, I’m very worried that that humanitarian assistance will not come.

Persons: he's, Filippo Grandi, Grandi, “, ” Grandi, ”, I’m Organizations: Refugees, Associated Press, UNHCR, European Union, EU Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, UNHCR, Moscow, United States, Hungary, Washington, russia, ukraine

☆ UN Appeals for $4.2 Billion to Support War-Ravaged Ukraine, Refugees
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations and its partners on Monday appealed for a combined $4.2 billion from donors to support war-ravaged communities in Ukraine as well as Ukrainian refugees in 2024. "That fact alone should compel us to do everything we can to bring more humanitarian assistance to Ukraine." As part of the appeal, OCHA is asking for $3.1 billion to help 8.5 million people in dire need of humanitarian aid in 2024. The U.N. refugee agency is seeking $1.1 billion to support 2.3 million Ukrainian refugees and their host communities. "Host countries continue to extend protection and include them in society, but many vulnerable refugees still need help," said Filippo Grandi, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

Persons: Martin Griffiths, OCHA, Filippo Grandi, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber Organizations: United Nations, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees Locations: GENEVA, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Hundreds more Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia's Aceh
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Rohingya Muslim women and children rest, following their arrival in Kulee village, Pidie regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Riska Munawarah Acquire Licensing RightsACEH, Nov 19 (Reuters) - More than 500 Rohingya refugees originally from Myanmar landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, the fourth wave of arrivals this week, a local UNHCR official said. The refugees, who arrived at various parts of the province including Bireuen, Pidie and East Aceh, have overwhelmed local facilities, Munawaratul Makhya, a UNHCR official, told Reuters. Almost 1 million Rohingya are living in camps in Bangladesh in what U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described as "the biggest humanitarian refugee camp in the world". Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said the Southeast Asian country "has no obligation nor capacity to accommodate refugees, let alone to provide a permanent solution".

Persons: Riska, Rohingya, Rohingyas, Filippo Grandi, Hidayatullah Tahjuddin, Dewi Kurniawati, David Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, UNHCR, Reuters, Ministry, UN, Thomson Locations: Kulee, Aceh province, Indonesia, Rights ACEH, Myanmar, Indonesia's Aceh, Bireuen, Pidie, East Aceh, Muslim, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Jakarta

☆ UN Urges More International Focus on Rohingya Refugees
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Panu Wongcha-umBANGKOK (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday urged the international community to keep focus on the plight of the Rohingya refugees amid a funding crunch and the lack of long-term solution for their safe return to Myanmar. Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims fled a military-led crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar in 2017 and are now living in camps in Bangladesh in what U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi described as "the biggest humanitarian refugee camp in the world". "This decline in humanitarian assistance makes it more difficult to continuously, for example, renew the shelters," Grandi said. Grandi praised Bangladesh for "miraculous" works in maintaining the Rohingya camps, allowing education for the Rohingya children, and said that the United Nations is currently discussing with Bangladesh on allowing refugees to work to support their livelihood in the camps. "People are suffering in Myanmar a lot, not just the Rohingya, and they deserve a better future."

Persons: Panu, Filippo Grandi, Grandi, Angus MacSwan Organizations: United Nations, Reuters, Global, Forum, UNHCR Locations: BANGKOK, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bangkok, United

☆ More than 100,000 refugees arrive in Armenia as exodus swells
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region sit in a bus upon their arrival in the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia, September 29, 2023. "Many are hungry, exhausted and need immediate assistance," Filippo Grandi, head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, said on social media late on Friday. Italy said Armenia had asked the European Union for temporary shelters and medical supplies to help it deal with the refugees. "This exodus is already unbearable physically because we have already spent 16 hours on this road... Reporting by Emma Farge, Angelo Amante and Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Giles Elgood; Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Irakli, Filippo Grandi, Siranush Sargsyan, Sargsyan, Emma Farge, Angelo Amante, Giles Elgood, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, UNHCR, European Union, Armenia, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Kornidzor, Armenia, Italy, Azerbaijan, Republic of Artsakh, Soviet Union, Artsakh, Kalbajar

"Without strong international support, Sudan could quickly become a locus of lawlessness, radiating insecurity across the region," Guterres told a fundraising conference hosted by Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the United Nations. "I appeal to you all today to provide funding to deliver lifesaving humanitarian aid and support to people living in the most difficult and dangerous conditions," Guterres said. Germany announced on Monday that it was pledging 200 million euros to Sudan and the region until 2024, the United States pledged $171 million, and Qatar pledged $50 million. Before the donor conference, a U.N. appeal for $2.57 billion for humanitarian support within Sudan this year was about 17% funded, a U.N. website showed. More than half of that came from the United States, with the European Commission in second place with about 10% of the total.

Persons: Saba Kareem, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Volker Turk, Turk, Geneva Hassan Hamid Hassan, Filippo Grandi, Emma Farge, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Khalid Abdelaziz, Aidan Lewis, Christina Fincher Organizations: Baghdad International, REUTERS, GENEVA, United Nations, United, Rapid Support Forces, European Commission, Thomson Locations: Sudan, Iraqi, Baghdad, Iraq, Khartoum, Darfur, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, United States, Jeddah, West Darfur, Geneva, Kuwait, Dubai

☆ 'Enormous' needs as EU hosts conference to collect money for Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, June 15 (Reuters) - The European Union hosts an international conference on Thursday to collect money for Syria where an earthquake earlier this year aggravated the already dire plight of people who have been caught in war since 2011. About 5.5 million Syrian refugees live in neighbouring Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq as well as Egypt. The U.N. chiefs said they hoped for a similar level of pledges to the $6.7 billion offered for Syria and its neighbours at a similar conference last year. "Humanitarian funding for Syria is not keeping pace with rapidly increasing needs," said Janez Lenarcic, the conference host and the EU's top official for humanitarian aid and crisis management. Lenarcic also called for extended humanitarian access from Turkey to the northwestern part of Syria.

Persons: Martin Griffiths, Filippo Grandi, Achim Steiner, Janez Lenarcic, Bashar al Assad's, Assad, Lenarcic, Gabriela Baczynska, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: European Union, Three United Nations, UNHCR, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Russia, Iran, Turkish, U.S

Greek authorities said it was too soon to speculate on the total number. Greek authorities said it remained unclear how many the vessel was carrying when it went under, and that 104 people had been rescued by midday. We do not know how many people were in the hold," Greek coast guard spokesperson Nikos Alexiou told Greece's MEGA TV. [1/4] Rescuers transfer a migrant to an ambulance following a rescue operation after their boat capsized at open sea, in Kalamata, Greece, June 14, 2023. Italian authorities then alerted Greece to the vessel's presence, and the Greek coast guard approached it and offered help.

Persons: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Nikos Alexiou, Greece's, Filippo Grandi, Stelios, Mitsotakis, Stamos Prousalis, Karolina Tagaris, Lefteris Papadimas, Renee Maltezou, Gabrielle Tetrault, Farber, John Stonestreet, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: European Union, ERT, Twitter, Greece's MEGA, Refugees, REUTERS, EU, Frontex, NATO, Wednesday, United Nations, Reuters, Thomson Locations: KALAMATA, Greece, East, Asia, Africa, Turkey, Italy, Libyan, Tobruk, Crete, Europe, Kalamata, Pylos, capsizing, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Athens, Libya, EU, Europe's, Geneva, Reuters Libya

☆ US lawmakers warn North Korean refugees face forcible repatriation from China
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers warned on Tuesday that China could be preparing to forcibly repatriate refugees who fled North Korea and urged the United Nations to use its influence with Beijing to prevent this. He referred to reports that approximately 2,000 and "perhaps many more" North Korean refugees faced repatriation "which would subject them to severe human rights violations upon their return." The CECC co-chair, Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley, said a 2014 report by the U.N. commission on inquiry on human rights in North Korea had stated clearly that forcible repatriation of North Koreans "subjects them to crimes against humanity." "Just being a North Korean in China means an individual would be in grave peril if sent back to North Korea," he said. China's Washington embassy, UNHCR, and North Korea's U.N. mission did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Chris Smith, Smith, Antonio Guterres, General Guterres, Filippo Grandi, Elizabeth Salmon, Jeff Merkley, Merkley, U.N, Stephane Dujarric, Guterres, David Brunnstrom, Michelle Nichols, Don Durfee, Grant McCool Organizations: United, Congressional, Commission, U.N, United Nations, South Korea's Korea Times, Washington Post, Democratic, UNHCR, Thomson Locations: China, North Korea, United Nations, Beijing, Korean, South, North Koreans, Washington

☆ The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of UkraineCNBC's Tania Bryer talks to Filippo Grandi about how the UNHCR is supporting refugees in the region one year after the beginning of the full-scale invasion which created one of the largest displacement emergencies in the world.

☆ Canadian lawmakers back resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslims
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser attends a press conference with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Blair GableOTTAWA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China's Xinjiang region into Canada over two years. "Canada will always do its part in helping those in need of protection," Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said in a statement. In 2021, Canada became one of the first countries to label China's treatment of the Uyghurs genocide. Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ U.N. refugee chief: Russia violating principles of child protection in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Sofiia GatilovaKYIV, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russia is violating the "fundamental principles of child protection" in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption, the U.N.'s refugee agency (UNHCR) chief told Reuters in an interview. "Giving them (Russian) nationality or having them adopted goes against the fundamental principles of child protection in situations of war," Grandi said. "We categorically reject unfounded allegations that the Russian authorities are kidnapping children," Russian diplomat at the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said in July, according to the TASS news agency. The UNHCR chief also urged countries to process prospective asylum seekers more quickly in order to stop unfounded asylum claims from clogging up the system. Additional reporting by Emma Farge in Geneva and Caleb Davis; Editing by Frank Jack DanielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges U.N. action on deportations
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine has for months denounced reports of mass deportations to Russia, often to remote regions thousands of kilometres from Ukraine. Zelenskiy described as genocide what he said were Russia's policies of captivity and forcing refugees to take on Russian citizenship. Zelenskiy has criticised as ineffective the efforts of other international organisations to tackle the issue of the deportations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the 57-nation Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. An official Ukrainian portal called Children of War lists 459 children killed and 916 wounded in the conflict as of Jan. 26. The U.S. State Department has cited figures of between 900,000 and 1.6 million deported Ukrainians, including 260,000 children.

☆ Angelina Jolie leaves U.N. refugee agency after more than 20 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Actor Angelina Jolie poses as she attends the UK premiere of "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" in London, Britain October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File PhotoGENEVA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on Friday. Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to keep working with refugees outside of the global body. "I will continue to do everything in my power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people," Jolie said in a statement announcing her departure. Jolie has been UNHCR special envoy since 2012.

☆ Agenția ONU pentru refugiați: 3 milioane de oameni au emigrat în 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: sri.roAgenția ONU pentru refugiați: 3 milioane de oameni au emigrat în 2020Agenția ONU pentru refugiați a anunțat că războiul, violența, persecuția și încălcările drepturilor omului au determinat aproape 3 milioane de oameni să plece forțat din propriile case în 2020, chiar și în contextul în care criza COVID nu a permis circulația la nivel mondial, multe țări decizând închiderea granițelor, scrie Euronews. În cel mai recent raport, publicat vineri, agenția pentru refugiați spune că totalul cumulat al persoanelor strămutate a crescut la 82,4 milioane, adică aproximativ populația Germaniei. Filippo Grandi, înaltul comisar al ONU pentru refugiați, a declarat că atât conflictele, cât și impactul schimbărilor climatice în locuri precum Mozambic, regiunea Tigray din Etiopia și zona Sahel a Africii sunt principalele surse de noi mișcări de refugiați și persoane obligate să plece din propriile case în 2020. Potrivit agenției ONU, 1% din întreaga umanitate este strămutată și există de două ori mai mulți oameni mutați cu forța decât acum 10 ani. Aproximativ 42% dintre aceștia aveau sub 18 ani și, totodată, aproape un milion de copii s-au născut refugiați între 2018 și 2020.

Persons: Filippo Grandi, Grandi Organizations: ONU, Agenția ONU Locations: Germaniei, Mozambic, Tigray, Etiopia, Africii, Siria, Afganistan, Geneva, străinătate, Statele Unite

☆ UNHCR invită ţările UE să nu-și manifeste ''respingerile ilegale'' față de migranţi
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

"Dreptul la azil este un drept fundamental", a subliniat el. "Sper că vom putea vedea rapid sfârşitul acestui spectacol insuportabil", a spus el.Grandi a cerut de asemenea UE să evite "discursurile toxice despre invazie, de scufundare" a Europei, care sunt "nu numai false din punct de vedere al faptelor, ci şi contraproductive". "Columbia primeşte 1,7 milioane de refugiaţi şi migranţi venezueleni; Sudanul, Uganda, RDCongo au primit un aflux din ţările vecine în perioada de vârf a pandemiei. În Liban, o persoană din patru este refugiat", a indicat el. "Există un flux al persoanelor de gestionat şi cred că Europa poate să-l gestioneze", a continuat Grandi, insistând că 90% dintre refugiaţii şi persoanele strămutate se află în ţări sărace sau cu venituri medii.

Persons: refugiaţi, Filippo Grandi, Grandi Organizations: ONU, Uniunii Europene, Columbia Locations: Europa, UE, repartiţia, Europei, Sudanul, Uganda, Liban

☆ Comisia Europeană: Nicio țară din UE nu s-a oferit încă să preia migranți din Italia
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesComisia Europeană: Nicio țară din UE nu s-a oferit încă să preia migranți din ItaliaComisia Europeană, care a cerut luni statelor UE să preia migranţi din Italia pentru a ajuta această ţară confruntată cu un nou val de sosiri ale migranţilor pe Mediterana, nu a primit încă nicio ofertă în acest sens din partea vreunui stat din UE, a declarat marţi un purtător de cuvânt comunitar citat de Reuters, potrivit Agerpres. Până acum nu am primit nicio promisiune concretă, cum ar fi, de exemplu, relocarea”, a spus purtătorul de cuvânt. „Când vedem (...) un număr uriaş de oameni venind într-un timp foarte scurt este nevoie de solidaritate faţă de Italia şi le solicit celorlalte state membre să sprijine prin relocări'', a declarat Ylva Johansson, citată de Agerpres. Ministrul de interne german Horst Seehofer a atenţionat marţi că şi pe ruta balcanică se observă din nou o creştere a numărului migranţilor. Potrivit Ministerului de Interne italian, peste 12.900 de migranţi au ajuns în Italia de la începutul acestui an, faţă de aproximativ 4.100 în aceeaşi perioadă a anului trecut.

Persons: Ylva Johansson, Johansson, refugiaţi, Filippo Grandi ., Horst Seehofer Organizations: Italia Comisia Europeană, Agerpres, Lampedusa, ONU, Interne Locations: UE, Italia, Mediterana, Africii, Libia, Sicilia, Interne italian, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh

☆ Comisia Europeană: Statele UE trebuie să dea dovadă de „solidaritate” și să preia migranţi din Italia
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesComisia Europeană: Statele UE trebuie să dea dovadă de „solidaritate” și să preia migranţi din ItaliaStatele UE trebuie să dea dovadă de „solidaritate” și să preia migranţi din Italia, a declarat comisarul european pentru afaceri interne, Ylva Johansson. Peste 2.000 de migranţi au debarcat în insula Lampedusa, în ultimele 24 de ore, transmite Digi24. „Când vedem (...) un număr uriaş de oameni venind într-un timp foarte scurt este nevoie de solidaritate faţă de Italia şi le solicit celorlalte state membre să sprijine prin relocări'', a declarat Ylva Johansson, citată de Agerpres. Acesta din urmă a cerut de asemenea statelor UE să convină asupra unui sistem de relocare a migranţilor, adăugând că trebuie să înceteze respingerea acestora la graniţele blocului comunitar. În ultimele 24 de ore, 2.218 migranţi au debarcat pe insula italiană Lampedusa, dintre care 635 noaptea trecută, a relatat luni agenţia ANSA, citată de DPA.

Persons: Ylva Johansson, Johansson, refugiaţi, Filippo Grandi ., Matteo Salvini, Salvini, Mario Draghi Organizations: Europeană, Agerpres, ONU, Interne, Liga Locations: Statele UE, Italia Statele UE, Italia, Lampedusa, UE, Africii, Libia, Sicilia, Interne italian, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh

☆ ONU: Numărul global de refugiaţi şi persoane strămutate a depăşit 80 de milioane la mijlocul acestui an
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Creşterea a venit în pofida apelului secretarului general al ONU, Antonio Guterres, de a reduce la tăcere armele din întreaga lume, în timp ce lumea luptă împotriva pandemiei de COVID-19.Violenţa din Siria, Congo, Mozambic, Somalia şi Yemen a crescut deplasările cu peste 500.000 de persoane din ianuarie, a declarat UNHCR miercuri la Geneva.Un număr semnificativ de persoane au fost, de asemenea, dezrădăcinate în regiunea Sahel din Africa, unde civilii au fugit de violuri, execuţii şi alte forme de violenţă brutală. "Acum depăşim o altă etapă sumbră care va continua să crească dacă liderii mondiali nu vor opri războaiele", a declarat Filippo Grandi, înaltul comisar al ONU pentru refugiaţi.UNHCR a menţionat că restricţiile de frontieră din 168 de ţări în timpul primului vârf al pandemiei din aprilie au făcut mult mai greu pentru refugiaţi să se pună la adăpost.Deşi multe ţări au adoptat de atunci politici pragmatice de azil, cererile de azil au scăzut cu o treime în prima jumătate a acestui an, comparativ cu aceeaşi perioadă din 2019.Au existat, de asemenea, scăderi accentuate ale numărului de refugiaţi care au putut să se întoarcă în ţările lor de origine şi al celor cărora li s-a oferit o reinstalare permanentă în ţări stabile.

Persons: Creşterea, Antonio Guterres, Filippo Grandi, refugiaţi.UNHCR Organizations: ONU Locations: Siria, Congo, Mozambic, Somalia, Yemen, Africa

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