The new guidelines assert that countries must allow people fleeing Somalia to seek safety, and that their refugee claims be assessed according to international law. People found to be fleeing violence, human rights abuses and persecution would need to meet the criteria for refugee status under the 1951 Refugee Convention, or meet local guidelines or those of the UNHCR's broader mandate.
Aid organization Oxfam has highlighted in a new report a dramatic increase in famine in areas severely affected by climate change. Global warming is bringing more extreme weather events such as droughts, hurricanes and floods to some of the poorest parts of the planet, which could fuel new migration patterns.
There are more than 6 million migrants and refugees in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, according to UN migration agency IOM. Just over 50% of them are women and girls. Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia all host more than one million foreign citizens. More than 10 million people in the region have been internally displaced.
An aid organization has called for a ban on prostitution in Germany, saying that the country had become "Europe's brothel" due to lax laws governing sex work. It also asked for greater protections for sex workers ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
Kenya has asked the UN Security Council to open an in-depth investigation into the deaths of 23 migrants who were trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla on June 24.
As part of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB), UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has underscored the importance of attention to all people forced to flee due to "a specific kind of persecution and discrimination -- people on the run because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics."
In Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, millions of children face extreme food scarcity and lack clean drinking water, according to UNICEF. The Horn of Africa is currently facing its worst drought in decades.
Among the more than one million people who fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine are thousands of foreigners. Medical student Linda Omwenga from Kenya is one of them. Her treacherous journey to safety from Kyiv to Warsaw together with nine other Kenyans took two and half long days.
A Nigerian film and the Berlinale's first South Sudanese entry revisit the issue of migration from an African perspective. DW talked to filmmakers Ike Nnaebue and Akuol de Mabior.
Can music change perceptions about migrants and refugees? The Citizens of the World Choir in London is trying to do precisely that. Its members welcomed Little Amal to London -- at a very special venue.
The German politician Giorgina Kazungu-Haß is the first black member of parliament in her state, Rhineland-Palatinate. She spoke to InfoMigrants about inclusion and racism, and what she says is Germany's obligation to take in those fleeing violence in Afghanistan.
The UNHCR has called for a better treatment of LGBTIQ+ people forced to flee their homes. The UN Refugee Agency is currently holding a roundtable conference focused on protections for LGBTIQ+ refugees and displaced people against persecution and violence.