Daily Archives: Jun 20, 2021

UNHCR Applauds Somalia’s Open-door Refugee Policy

Three decades of violence have left 2.9 million of Somalia's citizens internally displaced, but the country is also home to 25,000 refugees, including 6,800...

UNHCR Touts Higher Refugee Resettlements, Eventually

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says he looks forward to boosting global refugee resettlements after sharp declines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Tanzania Authorities Warn of 3rd Wave of COVID-19

Tanzania Authorities Warn of Third Wave of COVID-19 A few days after Tanzania expressed its interest in joining the COVAX global vaccine-sharing facility, the...

In Pictures: World Refugee Day: No Safe Haven in Tigray

Shire, Ethiopia, a historical commercial city in the northern Tigray region has been overwhelmed with displaced families since war broke out last November. For...

UN Agency Says Cameroon Home to Half a Million Refugees

Marking World Refugee Day, June 20, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the UNHCR, is calling on host communities to show more sympathy and love...

Violators to Come Under Scrutiny at UN Human Rights Council

Countries accused of abusing their peoples’ human rights will come under the lens of the U.N. Human Rights Council over the next three...

Tigray Families Displaced by War, Economic and Social Crisis

Hundreds of displaced families trampled down the stairs carrying stained mattresses, logs and kindling for cooking and sacks of clothing and food. ...

3 Students Dead After Nigeria School Kidnapping, Principal Says

Three children have died following a school kidnapping of 94 students and eight staff in northwest Nigeria last week, the establishment's principal said on...

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World Bank Partners with Kenya Railways to Decongest Nairobi

Nairobi: The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has partnered with the World Bank in a project to decongest the Nairobi transport system to facilitate smooth, sustainable, and efficient flow of traffic. The Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMI...

Garissa School Pioneers Smart Agriculture in Arid Region

Garissa: A primary school in Garissa is leading the way in smart agriculture, providing a sustainable solution to the challenges faced by nomadic communities in the region. Yathrib Primary School, with the support of 4BM and M-lugha organizations, has...

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