Almost 5 million refugees in eastern Africa in need of support: UN
Gap between resources and needs has grown along with rise in migrant population
Refugees in camps go hungry, have poor access to healthcare, but those in cities not better off: Report
Significant portions of urban refugees cannot cover health expenses, care for women during & after childbirth particularly poor in camps, …
Migrant deaths at sea: The real blame lies with policies created by European states
Not only has Europe failed to provide search-and-rescue capacity, it has also actively sabotaged others’ attempts to save lives
Number of people forcibly displaced in the world crosses 100 million for first time
Growth driven by Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Generous aid to Ukraine is diverting resources away from other refugee crises around the world
Even before the current Ukraine crisis, a gap between global humanitarian needs and requisite funding to address them was growing.
Forced migration: Lack of global political will poses challenge for proper response, says report
By the end of 2020, 86 per cent people displaced across borders lived in countries with developing economies.
Countries must treat refugees as assets; aid to them can be seen as investment
The refugees must be given the opportunities to become self-reliant and contribute to their host countries
Extreme weather events led to 12 million displacements of children in 2022, estimates UNICEF
Some 25.8 million children were displaced by internal conflict and violence
Number of people forcibly displaced crossed 100 million in 2022: UNDP
Climate change could displace over 200 million people by 2050
How the West is withdrawing into a bunker of its own making
A chronic state of emergency now infects border politics in the West. But our view of how this has come to pass is too narrow
12 quick facts on global refugee crisis you must know
One in every 113 people globally is either an asylum-seeker, internally displaced or a refugee
A developed and walled world
23,700,000: That's how many people climate change forced out of their homes in 2021
Climate disasters led to 4.9 million internal displacements in India last year: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Sudan refugee crisis: Aid agencies face huge challenges as hundreds of thousands flee violence
Sudan will need stronger aid infrastructure
Refugee crisis: hard facts you must know
Thousands are fleeing war zone. Conflicts are causing mass displacement. The UNHCR report makes some stark revelations on the number of people …
Refugees, migrant populations particularly vulnerable to antimicrobial resistance: WHO
Healthcare needs of these populations are heterogenous and depend heavily on host countries’ capacity
Literature Nobel: Zanzibari Abdulrazak Gurnah declared winner for works on colonialism, refugee experience
2021 Literature Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah’s works feature the cosmopolitan complexity of Africa’s Swahili coast as well as its …
Falling through the cracks: Shining a light on adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies
With the onset of COVID-19, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 per cent more likely to be out of school
Climate change is triggering a migrant crisis in Vietnam
It looks as if climate change is forcing 24,000 people to leave the Mekong Delta every year
2022 saw the sharpest rise in people forcefully displaced due to violence, climate crises
Over 108 million people displaced by end of 2022, driven by war in Ukraine, climate disasters
About 65 million people were living in forced displacement at the end of 2015
A new report by World Bank assesses the global refugee crisis and examines solutions. Quick facts from the report
More than one million people will need resettlement in 2017
Syrians are projected to account for 40 per cent of resettlement needs, according to a UNHCR report
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all &…
Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they’re not recognised as refugees — they should be
People displaced by adverse weather developments should be given more than temporary protection
Sudan conflict fallout: Over 1,200 children have died in country amid healthcare crisis, says UN
Children died from suspected measles and malnutrition; those under five account for over three-quarters of all deaths
