APO News from Africa: Joint statement on behalf of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR: ‘Breaking Point’ imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed: The Government of Uganda and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today jointly appealed to the international community for urgent and massive support for the … [Read more...] about Joint statement on behalf of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR: ‘Breaking Point’ imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed
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Tanzania: Humanitarian Response in Refugee Camps Still Falling Behind
Tanzania: Humanitarian Response in Refugee Camps Still Falling Behind: Pressure is mounting in Tanzanian refugee camps as the flow of refugees from Burundi continues on a large scale. January saw the largest rate of new arrivals in a single month since May 2015, with nearly 19,000 people crossing the border into Tanzania, according to the UNHCR. Some 290,000 refugees, … [Read more...] about Tanzania: Humanitarian Response in Refugee Camps Still Falling Behind
Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”
Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes today’s ruling by the Kenyan High Court which has declared the closure of the Dadaab refugee camps illegal, and which has reinstated the Department of Refugee Affairs. This is a very positive … [Read more...] about Kenya: MSF welcomes Kenyan High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camps “illegal”
UN Chiefs Call for International Solidarity to Address Migrant and Refugee Flows in Libya
UN Chiefs Call for International Solidarity to Address Migrant and Refugee Flows in Libya: The Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Martin … [Read more...] about UN Chiefs Call for International Solidarity to Address Migrant and Refugee Flows in Libya
Kenya: MSF welcomes High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camp “illegal”
Kenya: MSF welcomes High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camp “illegal”: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) welcomes today’s ruling by the Kenyan High Court which has declared the closure of the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab, illegal and has since reinstated the Department of Refugee Affairs. The government of Kenya announced in May 2016 that … [Read more...] about Kenya: MSF welcomes High Court ruling declaring closure of Dadaab refugee camp “illegal”
