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At a time of harder borders and ‘ruthless’ rhetoric, the Refugee Convention is more important than ever

This month marks 75 years since the adoption of the 1951 Refugee Convention on July 28 1951. Negotiated in the aftermath of the second world war, the treaty came into force three years later after Australia became the sixth country to ratify it.

The Conversation

UN to assess refugee strategy, funding at global forum

The United Nations will appraise its policies on refugees during the Global Refugee Forum opening Monday in Geneva. This move is due to an increase in armed conflict, the politicisation of asylum law and cuts to international aid.

Radio France Internationale

Iraqi ex-president Salih on track to lead UN refugee agency and take over from Grandi, letter says

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency

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U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees Says Trump Immigration Policies May Be Violating International Law

In a speech, Filippo Grandi criticized what he described as a growing disregard for international law among developed nations and emphasized that poorer countries continue to carry most of the global refugee burden.

Latin Times

Cash-strapped UNHCR Shed 5,000 Jobs This Year

The United Nations refugee agency has shed nearly 5,000 jobs this year following swingeing cuts in international aid, its chief said Monday, decrying the "disastrous" political choices behind the crisis.

International Business Times

UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

The Independent UK

Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in Myanmar

Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives

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In Sudan, 'Never Again' Has Proved Untrue: UNHCR Chief

After the bloody civil war in Sudan's Darfur region 20 years ago, the world said "never again."

International Business Times

World Refugee Day: Jeny BSG calls for action with Dance4refugees

International dance icon Jeny Bonsenge, also known as Jeny BSG, launched a dance challenge earlier this month as a call to action in support of refugees. In the run-up to World Refugee Day, she spoke to Euronews about her motivation to work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

Euronews

UN Refugee Agency Says Will Shed 3,500 Jobs Due To Funding Cuts

The UN refugee agency said Monday it will cut 3,500 staff jobs -- slashing nearly a third of its workforce costs -- due to a funding shortfall, and reduce the scale of its help worldwide.

International Business Times

One in 67 people worldwide remains forcibly displaced: UNHCR report

About 123 million remain forcibly displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution and human rights violations.

Al Jazeera

UN Food, Refugee Agencies Warn Of Huge Cuts After Funding Losses

The UN's food and refugee agencies have warned of dire cuts to their services as funding plummets, especially from key donor the United States under President Donald Trump.

International Business Times

More than 1 million displaced Syrians have returned home since ouster of al-Assad

The UN predicts that as many as 3.5 million refugees and IDPs may return to their homes in Syria this year, and says more aid and funding is needed.

Euronews

Deportees from the US hop embassy-to-embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum

Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama are hopping door-to-door at embassies and consulates desperately seeking asylum in any country that would accept them

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Al Jazeera

UN to halve Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh amid funding crunch

World Food Programme says ‘severe funding shortfalls’ to force cut in monthly food vouchers from $12.50 to $6.

The Guardian - US

UN aid agencies cut back operations after Trump’s 90-day funding suspension

Exclusive: UNHCR chief orders clampdown on spending, including 90-day delay in ordering new supplies and hiring freeze

The Independent UK

UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse

The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month

Al Jazeera

UN urges patience as European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions

UN refugee agency chief says returning refuges to Syria after fall of Bashar al-Assad should be ‘voluntary’ and ‘safe’.

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International Business Times

UN Warns Of Worsening Refugee Crises In 2025

The United Nations warned Tuesday that already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers urge UN intervention in detention of 48 Uyghur men in Thailand

Detained Uyghurs in Thailand allegedly forbidden contact with relatives, lawyers and subjected to ‘different standard of care than other detainees’

The Guardian - UK

‘Smash the gangs’ is just Keir Starmer’s version of ‘stop the boats’. It won’t solve the migrant crisis

The PM echoes Tony Blair in his pledge to be tough on crime – but he is less interested in the causes behind the Channel crossings, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Independent UK

Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles

Many refugees in Uganda are struggling to get by without the food assistance they once depended on

Al Jazeera

Israel steps up Lebanon bombing as Hezbollah attacks Haifa

Israel says it launches wave of air strikes on 120 sites in Lebanon as Hezbollah targets port city with rockets.

The Independent UK

Israel pounds south Beirut and launches new offensive in north Gaza as war anniversary looms

On the eve of Hamas militants’ 7 October attacks, Israel expands the Middle East conflict on two fronts

International Business Times

Visiting UN Refugee Agency Chief Decries 'Terrible Crisis' In Lebanon

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi arrives in nation to show 'solidarity' with beleaguered nation and to plead for help

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