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STRUISBAAI, South Africa — Two years ago, Abdul Haddad* spent the Christmas season living in a tent on a beach in Gaza amid the horrendous conditions of the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinian territory. Like hundreds of thousands of other …
In 2017, United States President Trump said of refugees: “I hate taking these people. I guarantee you they are bad,” leaving no doubt about his disdain for the 40 million people around the world who have been forced to leave …
The election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a pivotal moment for global leadership. The agency protects more than 32 million displaced people worldwide. Conflict, climate change and protracted crises make its mission more urgent than ever. …
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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 …
South Sudan, Africa’s youngest country, is heading into the lean growing season, when hunger can peak. It is also embroiled in a nasty power brawl between its president and the vice president as fighting in the northeast escalates, driving people …
In his latest affront to the United Nations system and international law, Israel’s UN ambassador wrote to Secretary-General António Guterres on Jan. 24, saying that UNRWA “must cease its operations in Jerusalem, and evacuate all premises in which it operates …
The 75-year-old United Nations agency providing lifesaving and education services to Palestinian refugees in the Mideast needs a major overhaul of its management and governance practices to remain neutral in its operations and continue to attract the millions of dollars …
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YEREVAN, Armenia — Since Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan came to office in 2018 on the heels of a democratic revolution in which he played a central role, his administration has faced numerous security and political crises. The protracted conflict …
Welcome to This Week @UN, where we summarize the most important news coming out of the organization as well as promote our own articles, focusing on Armenia and Azerbaijan, the tail end of the UN General Assembly’s big week, Russia’s …
