More: Refugee Crisis
As Refugees Flee Central America, the Mexican Public Sours On Accepting Them
Authors: Isabel Eliassen, Alianna Casas, Timothy S. Rich*
In recent years, individuals from Central America’s Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) have been forced...
Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Critical Analysis Concerning International Law
The contemporary refugee law is primarily a product of the 20th century following the Second World War and the subsequent post-war refugee crises. The...
Is Europe ready to handle Afghan refugees?
In anticipation of the looming uncertainty, Afghans are lining up at the handful of remaining embassies in Kabul. As American and European troops leave,...
Forced displacement at record level, despite COVID shutdowns
The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year to nearly 82.4 million people, a further four percent...
The virus that shut down the world: The plight of refugees and migrants
In part four of our review of the global impact of COVID-19, UN News considers the new challenges faced by refugees and migrants during...
Chad: New law safeguards 480,000 refugees
The UN refugee agency commended Chad on Friday for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance the protection of the nearly 480,000 refugees...
Turkey: EU extends humanitarian support for refugees
The European Commission has extended two humanitarian flagship programmes in Turkey until early 2022. These programmes help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic...
Tigray: A Tussle For Power
“Abiy controls the international narrative but not necessarily the country,” Getachew
The diplomatic escalation and fighting in Ethiopia have been widening the conflict by shattering...
More uprooted, fewer return, pushing forcibly displaced above 80 million
The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and is estimated to have passed 80 million in...
First of four UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum
An airplane loaded with humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the UN refugee...