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In February, amid an anxious mood at the International Organization for Migration headquarters in Geneva, staff members received two major announcements in their emails: one, about 3,000 employees were about to get laid off in agencywide job cuts; and two, …
A possible merger of the United Nations Refugee Agency with the International Organization for Migration has been talked about for more than two decades. In the 1990s, the former agency was riding high, based on the lead role it had …
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“Sudan is the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crisis, but the aid efforts so far have not been enough. We call for more aid, and more access to it.” “Displacement in Sudan is accelerating, but humanitarian aid is not keeping …
This Week @UN: Gaza death spiral; violence against females in sports; Sierra Leoneans stuck in Beirut; death penalty. Plus: Oct. 7; Israel/UNRWA; Human Rights Council elections; Nepal; Lebanon; UN peacekeepers; Nobel peace prize. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram …
Ishatu John Kamara, 25, narrowly escaped an Israeli attack that killed the entire family she worked for in a village in southern Lebanon on Sept. 24. Her employer, whom she referred to as “Madam Ola,” had sent her to clean …
The number of internally displaced children in Haiti has increased by an estimated 60 per cent since March – the equivalent of one child every minute – as a result of ongoing violence caused by armed groups. Carlencia, 15 years …
The far-right and right-wing populists have quickly gained ground in the West, securing historic wins in elections in France, Portugal, the European Union and the United Kingdom in the last months. Meanwhile, hard-right forces are already in power in Italy, …
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A deadly clash between African migrants and security forces on the Moroccan-Spanish border in 2022 occurred because of decisions by Moroccan authorities and the European Union’s “racist” migration policies, says a report released on June 18. At least 27 asylum-seekers …
The United States is working hard to get back on the world stage after four years of the Trump administration’s shunning of multilateral organizations — starting with the United Nations itself. Now the UN’s International Organization for Migration is being …
This week, we focus on the issues of intensifying violence in the Mideast raised separately by UN special envoys in the Security Council. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is …
Guy Ryder, 66, immediate past director-general of the International Labor Organization for 10 years, begins his new role in New York City as the UN under secretary-general for policy, about 10 days into a World Cup rocked by accusations of …
This week, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child amid various restrictions on and violations of girls’ rights globally. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues before the organization. The information is gathered from …
