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Malaysia says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where tension between the refugees and local communities is on the rise.

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6 refugees speak out as UN-backed treaty to help people fleeing war and persecution marks 75 years

The U.N. refugee agency is marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention

The Independent UK

Refugee camps explained: why South Africa has avoided them

South Africa started processing undocumented migrants at a temporary repatriation centre in Musina, a border town with Zimbabwe, in July 2026. This followed weeks of intensified anti-migrant rhetoric and xenophobic violence.

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Malaysia detains over 100 Rohingya refugees seeking shelter at UNHCR

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday who had gathered outside the United Nations (UN) refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes.

Bangkok Post

UNHCR urges support after Venezuela quake

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is urgently scaling up its emergency response in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes which took place last month, providing life-saving protection, emergency relief assistance and shelter support to thousands of people affected by the disaster.

Bangkok Post

How Thailand can shield refugees

As the world marked World Refugee Day in June, we also reflected on a milestone: the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention -- the cornerstone of international refugee protection. Born from the ashes of war, it enshrined a simple but enduring promise: that those forced to flee would be…

Bangkok Post

We hid in the bathroom, Irish premier told as he meets people in bomb-hit Kyiv

Micheál Martin said ‘people should not have to suffer like this’.

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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.

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Deportation rules face scrutiny

On July 14, the Anutin cabinet approved in principle a draft Prime Minister's Office regulation on deportation. Officials claim the regulation will reduce redundancy and speed up the deportation process for cases involving illegal immigration, unauthorised employment, document fraud and serious criminal activity.

Bangkok Post

UN reports 144 dead or missing after migrant boat is stranded at sea for 25 days

Two children onboard the boat bound for the Canary Islands lost their entire family before the passengers were picked up by a rescue operation from Mauritania.

Euronews

144 dead or missing off Mauritania trying to reach Europe, UN agency says

At least 144 migrants and refugees have been reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania after attempting the dangerous sea journey to Europe, Reuters reported citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday.

The Times of India

UN says 144 migrants and refugees reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania

The UN refugee agency said Tuesday that 144 people were reported dead or missing following "tragic maritime incidents" off the coast of Mauritania last week. Two children who were brought safely ashore from one of the sinking boats had lost all of their families during the journey from Gambia.

France 24

Desperate Rohingya risk deadly voyages as trafficking surges

COX'S BAZAR — Rahela Begum survived the horrors of war in Myanmar and life in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh -- only to end up drifting at sea, clinging to a wooden plank.

Bangkok Post

At least 500 Rohingya feared dead after two boats capsize in Bay of Bengal

Two boats carrying Rohingya people capsized in the Bay of Bengal. At least 500 individuals are feared dead after these tragic incidents. The boats departed from Myanmar's Rakhine state and Bangladesh refugee camps. These perilous sea crossings occur during the dangerous monsoon season. The international community is urged to increase…

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees feared dead after ships suspected of sinking off Myanmar

Two boats with hundreds of Muslim Rohingya refugees departed from Myanmar for Bangladesh in late June

The Economic Times

Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN

The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN's International Organization for Migration and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports "that two boats carrying more than 500…

The Independent UK

UN agency investigating reports of 2 boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees

The United Nations’ refugee agency says it is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal

The Independent UK

Revealed: How Trump’s views have forced UN agencies to change how they address the climate crisis

SPECIAL REPORT: UN agencies are softening language on climate change, irrespective of soaring climate impacts the world over, Nick Ferris reports

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The Guardian - UK

Less drugs, less care, less food: how aid cuts have hit Uganda’s 2m refugees

Africa’s largest refugee population has seen rations and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop

Bangkok Post

Pope defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier

LAMPEDUSA, Italy - Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders.

France 24

Pope defends migrants on symbolic visit to key immigration hub Lampedusa

Pope Leo XIV arrived on Saturday on Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants who risked the perilous crossing from North Africa, in a symbolic rebuke to the anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from US and EU political factions.

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When the world shuts its doors to the dispossessed

Today from The Detail: Nations are pulling up the drawbridge to refugees at a time when their needs are more urgent than ever.

The Conversation

Refugee numbers dropped in 2025 – but aid cuts and others trends suggest little to celebrate

There was surprisingly good news when the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, released its latest report on June 10: The number of displaced people in the world fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade.

The Guardian - AU

Mo Touré’s parents on the struggles that paved way for a Socceroos career: ‘It was life or death’

Now that he’s older, the striker say he better understands what his family went through on their refugee journey from war-torn Liberia to Australia

Euronews

UN says 2.4m refugees will need resettling in 2027 and warns of shortage of options

Afghan refugees are the largest group in need of resettlement, followed by people from South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, living in vast camps in Bangladesh.

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