Search results for ‘UN refugee’
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Israel hunts Hamas leaders in Gaza, foreigners and wounded allowed to leave for first time
For the first time in three weeks the border between Gaza and Egypt has opened, as the war between Israel and Hamas rages, mainly in the north of the Strip.
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Israel troops and tanks fight Hamas in streets as airstrikes pound Gaza
Gazans are cut off from the world and also each other, under a total siege and a communications blackout as the war enters a new phase.
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SNP Conference: Council tax frozen in Scotland next year
In his first conference speech as SNP leader, Humza Yousaf has called for an international refugee programme for people fleeing violence in Gaza.
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Siege on the Gaza Strip must stop so aid can be brought in, UNRWA urges
The UN is sheltering some 400,000 displaced Gazans in its schools and other facilities. And, as you’ve heard, at least six people have been killed in an air strike on one of those schools. Juliette Touma is Director of Communications for the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
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‘It feels like the walls are closing in’ – eyewitness account from inside the Gaza siege
Yousef Hammash is a filmmaker who also works for the Norwegian Refugee Council. He tells his latest account of what he’s been witnessing in Gaza. A warning – this eyewitness film contains extremely distressing images.
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Far reaching effects on refugees’ mental health due to complicated asylum system
It’s traumatic enough to flee from a conflict zone, leaving behind your home, your family and everything you know. But facing a complicated asylum system, poor living conditions and cultural barriers can cause even more distress, according to recent research.
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How Afghanistan has changed under Taliban rule in two years
It’s exactly two years since the Taliban seized power again in Afghanistan – forcing thousands of people to flee to Europe, in fear for their lives.
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Syrian refugees struggling six months on from earthquake
It’s been six months since two massive earthquakes tore through southeast Turkey and northern Syria, leaving fifty thousand people dead. Countless more were made homeless when entire towns and cities were turned to rubble.
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UN demands action to stop the deadly Darien Gap migrant route known as ‘hell on Earth’
The United Nations has called for urgent intervention in the lawless stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap.
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What is the Jenin refugee camp – and why is it significant to the Israel-Palestine conflict?
It’s only a small township, so what is the significance of Jenin in this long running conflict?
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Inside Jenin refugee camp as Israeli forces end two-day raid
After the Israeli army’s biggest assault in the West Bank in a generation triggered two days of violent clashes between troops and Palestinian armed groups, the streets of the West Bank town of Jenin were once again filled with ordinary people today.
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Inside Dadaab: life in one of the world’s largest refugee camps
What happens to all those forced to abandon their homes and seek safety in the first safe country they get to?
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FactCheck: Jenrick’s claim that people must seek asylum in first safe country
The immigration minister made the claim on Channel 4 News.
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Government unveils barge to house unprocessed asylum seekers
The government has confirmed it plans to house 500 male asylum seekers onto a barge moored off the Dorset Coast – in an attempt to reduce the cost of hotels. The Home Office said the Bibby Stockholm – which will now be towed from southern Italy to Portland port – will provide “basic and functional”…
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Afghan refugees could face homelessness in UK say charities
Charities have raised concerns that Afghan refugees – many of whom helped British troops before the Taliban takeover – could end up homeless as a result of a new government plan to move them out of hotel accommodation.