Record 80 million people now displaced in 'bleak milestone', UN says
UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said this will “continue to grow unless world leaders stop wars”.
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UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said this will “continue to grow unless world leaders stop wars”.
Head of the UN Refugee Agency Enda O’Neill says a “road map” is needed to complete reform in Ireland’s asylum system.
Some people are waiting over two years for a decision on their asylum application.
Globally, 91% of children attend primary school, compared to just 61% of refugee children.
Andy Needham died unexpectedly following a routine operation.
Dozens of civilians have been killed in the crises.
The “single procedure” process for asylum applications has come into effect.
It is understood that RTÉ will meet the BAI in January.
The head of the UNHCR says Burmese troops are slaughtering children, raping women and burning houses.
Many of those who sailed today from Libya are believed to have been forced to do so at gunpoint.
The UNHCR released a statement today after interviewing survivors.
One out of every 122 humans alive today is someone who has been forced to flee their home.
The search behemoth has included something a little different on its main page this morning.
You never know who you’ll meet – down in Brogans.
Ireland has more than 6,000 refugees and a further 5,000 awaiting decisions.
A national conference on Statelessness is being held in Dublin today.
However, less than 1,000 people applied in Ireland last year.
Tragedies at sea as people try to escape their war-torn native countries.
Many of the refugees are expected to come from war-torn Syria.
Minister Joe Costello says the crisis equates to “almost every child under the age of eighteen being forced to flee their homes”.
A year ago, the figure was around 230,000. One million Syrian children are now living as refugees.
Over one million people fled across international borders last year with 6.5 million displaced in their own home countries.
The court concluded that the poor conditions in their overcrowded cell left them with no choice.
“It has been a very heavy experience,” the actress said of her tour of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
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.
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.
People can get involved by cooking a meal or reading a book, according to a new UN campaign.
The actress says she is considering taking on a bigger role with the UNHCR after ten years as one of its goodwill ambassadors.
The crisis in Somalia is worsening, with three new regions declared famine zones.
The White House has already publicly called on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to leave Libya immediately.