As the UN registers more than 100 million people trying to escape war, persecution and hunger, those trying to help migrants and refugees may feel like they have little to celebrate. But the fight for better humanitarian assistance and peace-building continues.
The top countries of origin of the migrants who came to Italy in 2021 were countries particularly hard hit by climate-linked phenomena such as prolonged drought and extreme flooding, according to a new study by the Rome-based IDOS Study and Research Center.
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have already faced years of unrest and climate distress. But growing food insecurity and conflict have compounded pressures, raising concerns in Brussels and Geneva about an increase in attempts to reach Europe.
Pakistan hosted a conference of Muslim countries pledging financial assistance to stave off "chaos" in Afghanistan. They vowed to unlock frozen aid funds and set up a humanitarian trust.
More than 170 people are being treated in hospital after a deadly fire which broke out in a migrant detention center in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, claiming at least as many as 30 lives. The cause of the fire is not known, but it is believed that the detainees were being kept in overcrowded and inhumane conditions in the facility.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an alarm on the situation of Eastern African refugees. The UN body says millions of people face serious famine and malnutrition due to the socioeconomic consequences of the coronavirus.
Save the Children is sounding a new alarm over the situation for children in Yemen, where healthcare services were already in crisis due to the conflict and have been further hit by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Yemen has suffered years of civil war, poverty and cholera — and now COVID-19 is also rampant. Aid groups say the country is on the brink of collapse, but an international donor conference hopes to raise billions in aid.
A report published by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) says that there could be increases in asylum applications in the EU in the future. The document highlights that the threat of the novel coronavirus spreading in lower income countries could lead to a rise in migration.
The UNHCR has warned that conflict and serious flooding have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes amid risks of COVID-19 in Somalia.
The UN Refugee Agency has called for emergency funding to implement life-saving assistance programs for nearly one million vulnerable displaced persons and refugees in Yemen who risk losing their shelter and vital cash assistance for essentials like food and medicine.
The United Nations denounced that tens of thousands of desperate people in northwest Syria, where there are currently about four million people, are at risk for famine as they flee due to the conflict between the Syrian government and pro-Turkish fighters.