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Ivorians who fled to Liberia return 'home', no longer considered refugees by UN

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has announced the end of the refugee status given to Ivorians who fled political crises in their country to reside in neighboring Liberia. To mark the occasion, the human rights organisation's Chief Filippo Grandi was in the northeastern town of Buuto on World Refugee…

Radio France Internationale

Ben Stiller visits Ukraine on World Refugee Day and meets President Zelensky: ‘You’re my hero’

Stiller is a long-term Goodwill ambassador for UNHCR – the UN refugee agency

The Independent UK

World Refugee Day: More than 100 million people now displaced around the globe

Ukraine conflict pushed numbers to their highest yet

The Independent UK

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As war drags on, France seeks long-term solutions for Ukrainian refugees

Just under five million Ukrainians have registered as refugees across Europe since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, according to the UN refugee agency. Nearly 100,000 have ended up in France, where NGOs are working in partnership with local councils to help them. As the war…

Radio France Internationale

‘A bridge between past and present’: Colourised photos bring refugee stories to life

To mark World Refugee Day on Monday, Brazilian artist Marina Amaral has colourised 12 black-and-white archive photos from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) dating from the 1940s to the 1980s.

France 24

Online exhibition explores meaning of ‘home’ as part of refugee week

The digital gallery will shine a light on what home means for people who have been forced to flee from war.

The Independent UK

Ben Stiller arrives in Poland to meet Ukrainian refugees

The actor said he hoped to ‘share stories that illustrate the human impact of war and to amplify calls for solidarity’.

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Ben Stiller makes visit to Poland to meet refugees fleeing war in Ukraine

The Hollywood actor is hoping to share ‘stories of the human impact of war’ and ‘amplify calls for solidarity’ during his trip

Evening Standard

UN deal sees Ivorian refugees given passports to return home

The Côte d’Ivoire government, host countries, and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a repatriation agreement to offer passports to Ivorian refugees around the world in an effort to encourage reintegration.

Radio France Internationale

Risking death to cross the Bay of Bengal

Death is likelier than ever for migrants who travel across the high seas. And yet they persist.

360info

David Blunkett: There is a sane alternative to the Rwanda fiasco

The plane “to nowhere” — which never took off on Tuesday evening, intended for Rwanda — was just what the Government expected. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, could not be happier with a situation where lawyers and Strasbourg judges (not the EU) are the enemy, rather than the organised criminal…

Evening Standard

Global food crisis has displaced more than 100m people, UN warns

The United Nations refugee agency has reported that Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, warning the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.

Radio France Internationale

UN: Hunger Crisis Could Swell Already Record Global Displacement

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes. Efforts to address the global food insecurity crisis, which has been dramatically aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

The UN refugee agency says the world has reached a "dramatic milestone", with more than 100 million people around the world now forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war and human rights violations.

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Reuters

Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher: UN refugee chief

A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.

The Independent UK

UN: Sahel violence could drive more refugees toward Europe

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says Europe should be more much worried than it is that larger numbers of people from Africa’s Sahel region could seek to move north

The Independent UK

Residents at Rwandan refugee camp seek safety and a future for their children

With its own security team and police on site, the camp is operated by the UN’s refugee agency the UNHCR.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Barcelona to Feature UN Refugee Agency Logo on Jerseys

Barcelona will promote the UN refugee agency's logo on the back of its jerseys for the next four seasons under a partnership announced on Tuesday. The agreement comes after the UNHCR recently said an unprecedented 100 million people had been forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution,…

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The Guardian - UK

Barcelona president Joan Laporta calls for stricter rules on state-owned clubs

The Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has accused state-run clubs of causing ‘instability’ in football, and is calling on Uefa to ‘harmonise’ rules over club ownership

The Independent UK

Barcelona to feature UN refugee agency logo on jerseys

Barcelona will promote the U.N. refugee agency’s logo on the back of its jerseys for the next four seasons

The Independent UK

Home Office slashes number of Afghan refugees allowed into UK after fleeing Taliban

Boris Johnson accused of ‘another broken promise’ - as referrals from UN cut from 5,000 to ‘up to 2,000’

The Independent UK

Court of Appeal to rule on first Rwanda flight as Johnson defends plan

Three Court of Appeal judges are due to give their decision on Monday afternoon.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Week of Tribal Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur Kill 100

Tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur have killed around 100 people, the UN refugee agency and a tribal elder said Monday, the latest surge in tribal violence in the restive region. Toby Harward, a coordinator with the UNHCR, said the fighting grew out of a land…

Al Jazeera

What does the future hold for Afghan refugees in Iran?

Iran hosts about 4 million Afghan refugees but anti-Afghan sentiment is on the rise amid economic crisis in the country.

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel could rip up Tories' own modern slavery laws to force people to Rwanda

The Tory Home Secretary is said to be appointing a reviewer of the Modern Slavery Act - which Theresa May said was the 'great human rights issue of our time' - to prevent lawyers using it to stop deportation flights

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