A top refugee council slammed members of the UN Security Council for employing "kindergarten politics" at a time of global crisis. The UN’s refugee commissioner told DW "decisive action" is needed for displaced people.
As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, calls are growing for more to be done for vulnerable migrants and refugees. Hundreds of thousands of people have signed petitions and open letters demanding the urgent evacuation of migrant camps on the Greek islands.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has warned that the coronavirus could decimate refugee communities around the world if more measures are not put in place to tackle the issue for these vulnerable groups.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said the number of internally displaced persons in Mali tripled between 2017 and 2018, and figures have continued to rise in the first months of 2019, with hundreds of thousands of people who need humanitarian assistance.
Thousands of detained migrants, mostly Ethiopians, are facing serious health risks in Yemen. The UN is calling for the release of the detainees, including several hundred children. There are also concerns that some of the migrants are being forcibly recruited to fight in the civil war.
The Norwegian Refugee Council is calling on countries of the African Union to fully enact the Kampala Convention to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons, following the African Union summit.