displaced persons

• Lebanon

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called for more global attention and funding support to counter the impact of COVID-19 on forcibly displaced people worldwide.

• Afghanistan
• Germany

The German government has announced that it wants to provide €100 million in aid for Afghans displaced inside Afghanistan as well as refugees in Afghanistan's neighboring countries.

• European Union

To prevent unwanted migration, ever more nations are raising barriers. On the 60th anniversary of the start of Berlin Wall construction, DW looks at where the world is being fenced off — and whether this is effective.

• Afghanistan

The director general of the UN migration agency has expressed "extreme concern" over the "deteriorating situation in Afghanistan." The Taliban advances are causing huge amounts of displacement both internally and externally, contributing to a rise in the number of people who are fleeing.

• Djibouti
• Ethiopia
• Yemen

Dozens of migrants from Ethiopia were flown home on Tuesday from Yemen. This was the first repatriation flight from the war-torn nation since 2019, according to the IOM.

• Burkina Faso
• Germany

As the UN document turns 70 years old, experts say there is a lack of political will to implement the rights of refugees under the agreement. Countries in Africa are already moving beyond it.

• Afghanistan

In a new report, the UN says there has been a sharp increase in the deaths of women and children in Afghanistan. The Taliban is seeking to expand its territory, with devastating consequences for civilians.

• Afghanistan
• Austria

The withdrawal of western troops from Afghanistan will lead to new "migration flows", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has told German media. Deportations from Austria to Afghanistan will continue nonetheless, the head of government said.

• Colombia
• Germany
• Syria

The UN has called for action after an increase in people fleeing conflict and persecution despite the COVID pandemic. The number of displaced people has doubled in the last decade.

• Afghanistan

UNHCR is appealing to the international community for continued engagement and increased support for the people of Afghanistan, including for internally displaced people and refugees seeking safety outside the country.

• Bangladesh
• India
• Vietnam

More than 40 million people were driven from their homes by continued conflict and worsening weather in 2020 as the climate grew increasingly chaotic.

• Syria

After ten years of conflict, half of the Syrian population has been forced to flee home, the UN refugee agency UNHCR has highlighted. 70% are living in poverty.