Sweden’s push for an ex-IKEA CEO to lead UNHCR signals a new refugee order
Corporate logic is reshaping refugee protection as states pull back.
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‘Never giving up’: A former Afghan refugee’s mission to heal trauma
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What to know about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza
As Israel bombards the Gaza Strip, residents are expected to face an ‘utter disaster’ in the coming days.
More than 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023
UN refugee agency says ‘no end in sight’ to the lives lost in Mediterranean and on land routes to sea departure points.
UN agencies seek ‘decisive action’ from EU after Greece tragedy
International Organization for Migration and UN Refugee Agency say EU must put ‘safety’ at centre of Mediterranean plan.
Record 110 million people worldwide displaced: UN refugee agency
Wars in Ukraine and Sudan, and the Afghanistan crisis, have forced millions to flee in search of safety.
Al-Burhan fires Hemedti as VP as displaced Sudanese top 1 million
About 843,000 displaced internally and 250,000 have fled across Sudan’s borders since fighting broke out a month ago.
UN refugee chief warns of ‘severe cuts’ without urgent funding
Filippo Grandi makes an appeal for at least $700m to help the 100 million people now displaced in the world.
Refugees in Malaysia worry government tracking system a ‘trap’
Home minister says all refugees with UNHCR cards must register with its TRIS system, but refugees worry about the risk.
100 million displaced: ‘Unprecedented plague of human suffering’
The figures combine refugees, asylum seekers, and nearly 60 million people displaced inside their own countries.
