An escalation of fighting in Libya is threatening to turn into "an all-out conflict," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned. An airstrike near Tripoli has shut down the capital's only functioning airport.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees in camps in Iraq remain in an 'acute' situation, according to the aid group CARE International. The organization's Iraq representative has warned the international community not to lose sight of the problem.
Hundreds of people continue to pour out of Eritrea every day into neighboring Ethiopia. The reopening of the border in September and the peace deal ending two decades of war have raised hopes in some quarters of an improved human rights situation in Eritrea. But the head of the world's largest Muslim charity, Naser Haghamed, who fled the country as a young teenager, worries that it will be crippled by the ongoing exodus.
The organization Norwegian Refugee Council is sounding an alarm over the lack of funding for humanitarian assistance to the more than 34,000 people recently displaced due to violence in Mali.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced that he will grant a pardon for returning Syrians who dodged obligatory military service, including many refugees who are now in Europe. But is the move genuine or simply for image purposes?
The port of Hudaydah, in Yemen, remains key for the survival of the country's populations and migrants in spite of the ongoing war, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which continues to support the displaced in the city. Despite the enduring conflict, the port of Hudaydah remains a vital channel for the arrival of humanitarian aid for those who are desparately in need in Yemen, the UN agency for migration IOM reports.
Since the far right came to power in Italy, the southern European nation’s migrant policies have hardened considerably. Yet in the 20th century, many Italians emigrated themselves in the search for a better life, fleeing economic hardship and Mussolini’s authoritarian regime.
The liquidity crisis in Libya has made refugees and migrants vulnerable to abductions, robberies and not being paid for their job, according to a new report.
The situation in Yemen is getting worse by the hour as the number of displaced people and civilians targeted by the conflict is growing, the Danish Refugee Council says. The organization calls for a political solution to the conflict and the respect of human rights.
A ceasefire is now in effect in Tripoli, following days of violence. Meanwhile, hundreds of migrants are fleeing the Libyan city. Italy is praising the ceasefire and looking towards a conference in November.
UNHCR has launched an appeal for the safe passage of civilians in southern Syria, where fighting continues and about 140,000 people have been displaced.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has denounced that Ethiopia is at the center of one of the ''fastest growing displacement crises in the world'' due to violence with an estimated 978,000 people who were forced to flee their homes since mid-April.