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# unhcr - Wednesday 25 April, 2018

Direct Provision

UN says Ireland needs to take 'immediate action' to cut asylum waiting times

Apr 25th 2018, 9:17 AM 12,673 Views 25 Comments

Some people are waiting over two years for a decision on their asylum application.

# unhcr - Tuesday 12 September, 2017

Refugee Crisis

There are 3.5 million refugee children not in school because of war and poverty

Sep 12th 2017, 10:25 AM 4,469 Views 36 Comments

Globally, 91% of children attend primary school, compared to just 61% of refugee children.

# unhcr - Tuesday 15 August, 2017

Andy Needham

'Champion for refugees' rights’: Tributes paid to Irish UNHCR official who died in Kenyan hospital

Aug 15th 2017, 9:56 PM 15,406 Views 8 Comments

Andy Needham died unexpectedly following a routine operation.

# unhcr - Monday 3 July, 2017

Humanitarian

Ireland gives €5.5 million in aid to crises in Chad and Central African Republic

Jul 3rd 2017, 12:22 PM 7,803 Views 37 Comments

Dozens of civilians have been killed in the crises.

# unhcr - Tuesday 3 January, 2017

Clearing The Backlog

Rule change should lead to less time in Direct Provision centres for asylum seekers

Jan 3rd 2017, 11:46 AM 11,924 Views 27 Comments

The “single procedure” process for asylum applications has come into effect.

# unhcr - Wednesday 21 December, 2016

Complaints

Broadcasting watchdog upholds two more complaints against Ray D'Arcy over abortion discussions

Dec 21st 2016, 2:58 PM 20,341 Views 66 Comments

It is understood that RTÉ will meet the BAI in January.

# unhcr - Friday 25 November, 2016

UNHCR

UN accuses Buddhist Myanmar of 'ethnically cleansing' its Muslim Rohingya minority

Nov 25th 2016, 8:44 AM 12,149 Views 14 Comments

The head of the UNHCR says Burmese troops are slaughtering children, raping women and burning houses.

# unhcr - Thursday 3 November, 2016

Libya

Almost 250 migrants, who were forced to sail at gunpoint, feared drowned in Mediterranean

Nov 3rd 2016, 9:25 PM 19,756 Views 84 Comments

Many of those who sailed today from Libya are believed to have been forced to do so at gunpoint.

# unhcr - Wednesday 20 April, 2016

Crisis

UN refugee agency fears 500 migrants drowned in Mediterranean

Apr 20th 2016, 2:26 PM 11,544 Views 110 Comments

The UNHCR released a statement today after interviewing survivors.

# unhcr - Friday 18 December, 2015

Mass Displacement

Over 60 million people are set to be displaced worldwide this year

Dec 18th 2015, 8:13 AM 6,274 Views 23 Comments

One out of every 122 humans alive today is someone who has been forced to flee their home.

# unhcr - Wednesday 16 September, 2015

Good Eggs

Google is doing its bit to help ease the migrant crisis today

Sep 16th 2015, 10:52 AM 12,952 Views 78 Comments

The search behemoth has included something a little different on its main page this morning.

# unhcr - Tuesday 26 May, 2015

Drinking Ban

The obligatory photo of Ban Ki-Moon pulling a pint of Guinness

May 26th 2015, 10:10 AM 13,444 Views 38 Comments

You never know who you’ll meet – down in Brogans.

# unhcr - Wednesday 7 January, 2015

Displaced

These are the countries hosting the world's refugees

Jan 7th 2015, 7:30 AM 11,720 Views 36 Comments

Ireland has more than 6,000 refugees and a further 5,000 awaiting decisions.

# unhcr - Tuesday 21 October, 2014

Stateless

'I’m scared I'll be arrested and held somewhere - that’s why I almost never leave my house'

Oct 21st 2014, 7:15 AM 11,943 Views 15 Comments

A national conference on Statelessness is being held in Dublin today.

# unhcr - Friday 26 September, 2014

Immigration

Asylum applications rose by 26% in the first six months of this year

Sep 26th 2014, 1:58 PM 7,522 Views 203 Comments

However, less than 1,000 people applied in Ireland last year.

# unhcr - Sunday 27 July, 2014

Tragedies At Sea

260 people died in the Mediterranean in the past two weeks

Jul 27th 2014, 7:45 AM 18,844 Views 12 Comments

Tragedies at sea as people try to escape their war-torn native countries.

# unhcr - Friday 27 June, 2014

United Nations

Over 200 refugees will resettle in Ireland in 2015 and 2016

Jun 27th 2014, 2:50 PM 8,169 Views 131 Comments

Many of the refugees are expected to come from war-torn Syria.

# unhcr - Tuesday 3 September, 2013

Middle East

Government announces further €1 million in aid for Syria refugees

Sep 3rd 2013, 8:56 AM 3,535 Views 76 Comments

Minister Joe Costello says the crisis equates to “almost every child under the age of eighteen being forced to flee their homes”.

Middle East

Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark

Sep 3rd 2013, 8:31 AM 2,888 Views 16 Comments

A year ago, the figure was around 230,000. One million Syrian children are now living as refugees.

# unhcr - Wednesday 19 June, 2013

Refugees

One person became a refugee every four seconds last year

Jun 19th 2013, 8:01 AM 3,029 Views 49 Comments

Over one million people fled across international borders last year with 6.5 million displaced in their own home countries.

# unhcr - Monday 14 January, 2013

Escape

Greek court rules that illegal immigrants were right to escape from police lockup

Jan 14th 2013, 9:45 PM 8,664 Views 17 Comments

The court concluded that the poor conditions in their overcrowded cell left them with no choice.

# unhcr - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

Helping This post contains images

Angelina Jolie calls for international help for Syrian refugees

Sep 11th 2012, 3:54 PM 5,903 Views 40 Comments

“It has been a very heavy experience,” the actress said of her tour of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

# unhcr - Tuesday 29 November, 2011

Somalia

Somali militants ban 16 aid groups and UN agencies

Nov 29th 2011, 8:48 AM 1,171 Views 11 Comments

The Islamist group has banned Concern, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and UNHCR – amongst others – from operating in the country, where 250,000 people face the immediate risk of starvation.

# unhcr - Monday 10 October, 2011

Opinion

Column: When refugees flee for their lives, shouldn't we show interest?

Oct 10th 2011, 3:31 PM 7 Views 6 Comments

Ireland has been a new home for thousands of refugees down the years – and showing support doesn’t have to cost anything, writes Sophie Magennis of the UNHCR.

Refugees

Irish urged to show support for refugees rebuilding lives

Oct 10th 2011, 3:03 PM 272 Views No Comments

People can get involved by cooking a meal or reading a book, according to a new UN campaign.

# unhcr - Tuesday 4 October, 2011

From The Daily Edge

Angie This post contains videos

Video: Angelina Jolie reassessing role with UN agency

Oct 4th 2011, 4:16 PM 601 Views 2 Comments

The actress says she is considering taking on a bigger role with the UNHCR after ten years as one of its goodwill ambassadors.

# unhcr - Friday 5 August, 2011

Somalia

29,000 children 'killed by Somalia famine'

Aug 5th 2011, 11:04 AM 920 Views 1 Comment

The crisis in Somalia is worsening, with three new regions declared famine zones.

# unhcr - Sunday 27 February, 2011

Libya

US prepared to offer 'any kind of assistance' to Libyan rebels

Feb 27th 2011, 7:18 PM 447 Views 1 Comment

The White House has already publicly called on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to leave Libya immediately.

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