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More than 100,000 flee to Chad from Sudan conflict, UNHCR says

More than 100,000 people have fled violence in Sudan to neighbouring Chad and the numbers could double in the next three months, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday.

Reuters

Between Belarus and Poland, victims of a different conflict are trapped on the edge of Vladimir Putin's war

Belarus was accused of manufacturing a refugee crisis on the European Union's doorstep two years ago. Now, as close ally Russia wages war nearby, asylum seekers are again at the fence.

ABC News

Catalogue of failings in Home Office’s ‘flawed’ asylum system revealed in UN report

UN Refugee Agency uncovers cases in which trafficking victims were missed and a child victim of sexual abuse was given no support

The Independent UK

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Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, will travel the US

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee, will journey across the United States this fall, visiting key places in America’s history in an attempt to raise awareness about immigration and migration

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria.

Reuters

Charity slams EU for 'staggering neglect' of Afghan refugees

Two years after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan, the country’s citizens still lack pathways to safety in the European Union, a leading global charity warned as it accused the bloc’s leaders of “staggering neglect”.

Radio France Internationale

EU accused of ‘staggering neglect’ after just 271 Afghans resettled across bloc

Many in need of permanent protection remain stuck in ‘prison-like’ camps on Greek islands, leading refugee charity says

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Founder of Albany's Karen population reflects on finding a home far from Myanmar and conflict

The very first Myanmar refugee to establish a life in the Western Australian town recounts the long journey there after escaping conflict at home, then spending a decade in a Thailand camp where he and his wife raised four children.

ABC News

UN rights chief tells Britain of concerns over migration bill

The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday he has formally conveyed his concerns over a new British migration law to the government, saying he was worried it would bar people from seeking asylum.

Reuters

Humanitarian group MSF calls for support for refugees in Kenya affected by cholera crisis

A humanitarian charity says that hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidly

The Independent UK

Some refugee girls are forced into early marriage for safety – here's why

Rates of child marriage increase in communities displaced by conflict as well as communities affected by natural and environmental disasters.

The Conversation

UN refugee agency calls for reform of UK’s ‘flawed’ asylum system

Vicky Tennant, the UNHCR’s representative to the United Kingdom, said vulnerable people were being placed at risk.

The Independent UK

Sudan refugees strain cash-strapped Chad's hospitality

There used to be one family in Fanna Hamit's compound, now there are 11 families struggling to get by selling roasted crickets after she took in relatives fleeing the conflict in Sudan.

Reuters

Refugee festival will see Scotland celebrate solidarity and diversity

A refugee festival is to make its way to Scotland this June to celebrate inclusion, solidarity and diversity.

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The Independent UK

UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says

A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them

Reuters

U.N. warns more than one million may flee Sudan bloodshed

Estimates that about a million people might flee Sudan by October may be conservative and conflict there risks increasing people trafficking and spreading weapons across a fragile region, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian Authority officer killed by Israeli forces in Jenin

Ashraf Mohammad Ameen Ibrahim, 37, dies from gunshot wounds after a raid by Israeli forces on the Jenin refugee camp.

The Guardian - UK

One EU policy the Tories are happy to emulate: cracking down on refugees

Greece, Bulgaria and Poland have been accused of forcibly turning away migrants – at terrible human cost, says author Daniel Trilling

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The Guardian - UK

I’m hosting a Ukrainian refugee as a way of saying thank you

Letter: Paresh Motla describes how he is repaying the hospitality that was shown to his family on arriving in Britain in 1972

The Guardian - UK

Georgia offers a valuable lesson on housing refugees

Letter: Nicky Campbell concludes that Britain has much to learn after her visit to the Tserovani settlement near Tbilisi, where houses have been built for people displaced by conflict

Radio France Internationale

Sudan humanitarian crisis deepens as aid facilities become targets

Fighting eased in Sudan this week as a week-long humanitarian ceasefire allowed civilians to venture out. Yet for displaced people and refugees, humanitarian groups report a catastrophic situation.

The Independent UK

Home Office aims to deter Channel crossings from Albania with ad campaign

Adverts in Albanian will target people considering making the journey across the Channel to the UK without permission.

Wales Online

Government targets Albanians crossing Channel with ad campaign critics slam as 'pointless'

A refugee charity boss has called on the Home office to 'create more safe routes for refugees to travel here to claim asylum'

The Independent UK

Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees in USD

The United Nations has announced that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian refugees in crisis-wracked Lebanon in dollars, after pushback from Lebanese officials

Reuters

UN delays dual-currency cash help to refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon

The United Nations has delayed a decision to give Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash help partly in U.S. dollars after objections from senior Lebanese officials that this could exacerbate tensions with hard-pressed locals.

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