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Key figures: Number of refugees, displaced people hits record high worldwide

On World Refugee Day 2023, the numbers of refugees and displaced people worldwide are higher than ever before. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the key figures.

France 24

World Refugee Day: Sri Lankan, Afghan, and Myanmar refugees set to cook regional delicacies for a food festival in Chennai

An upcoming two-day Refugee Food Festival, Oorum Unnavum, is being held in Chennai to commemorate World Refugee Day themed on Hope away from Home.

The Hindu

Mourning in Pakistan as hundreds die in Greece boat tragedy

Pakistani authorities arrest more than a dozen alleged human traffickers in widening manhunt after the tragedy.

Al Jazeera

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Civilians, not military, 'should lead talks in South'

Peace efforts in the far South should be taken out of the military's hands and left to civilians and politicians to direct, according to Kannavee Suebsang, the FAIR Party's secretary-general and only MP-elect.

Bangkok Post

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.

Al Jazeera

Children in hold of capsized boat, as hundreds of migrants feared dead

Up to 100 children are believed to have been in the hold of an overcrowded ship that sank off the coast of Greece.

The New Daily

As hundreds are missing in deadly Greek shipwreck – what are the deadly routes across the Mediterranean?

Sinking off the coast of Greece of boat en route from Libya to Italy once more draws attention to dangerous waters people routinely attempt to navigate in pursuit of a better life

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When is World Refugee Day 2023 and how can you participate?

This year’s theme is the importance of economic and social inclusion for those fleeing conflict and persecution

Evening Standard

UN brands record 110 million displaced people an 'indictment' of the state of the world

The United Nations has announced that a record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from their homes, branding the massive upsurge an "indictment" of the world.

Radio France Internationale

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 Jazeera

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

The U.N. says 110 million people in the world today have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations

The Independent UK

Record 110 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, UN says

The growing figure is "quite an indictment on the state of our world."

Axios

Ukraine war drove biggest rise in displaced persons in decades

UN refugee agency said there were an estimated 108 million people affected globally by the end of last year

The Guardian - UK

Chad on the brink: how the war in Sudan hurts its fragile neighbour

Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt.

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New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in Mexico

One of the new U.S. rules says you can't request asylum unless you've already been denied in another country. Mexico is getting more applications than ever, and crowded shelters have turn people away.

Al Jazeera

Uighur siblings in India jail since 2013 face deportation threat

Three brothers who fled China’s persecution in Xinjiang and landed in Kashmir now fear New Delhi may send them back.

The Independent UK

Takeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees

On December 1, a boat carrying 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh, bound for Indonesia

Bangkok Post

Overcoming statelessness in Thailand

There are about 500,000 stateless people in Thailand, of whom over 100,000 are children. Recently, various national agencies, supported by UNHCR and Unicef, hosted a national consultation on statelessness. It was a timely opportunity to identify preferred directions.

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Reuters

Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

Sudan's warring parties fought in the capital on Friday after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis.

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

Failed attempts to deport small boat migrants causing ‘costly limbo’, damning report finds

Only 23 asylum seekers deported under policy that has so far delayed over 27,000 claims, official figures show

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

Ceasefire ends in Sudan with fresh fighting and no route for aid

With a humanitarian ceasefire set to expire on Monday evening, fighting had already resumed in Sudan. International agencies are still struggling to deliver aid despite the week-long truce.

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.

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