Refugees

ROME: The United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Sunday (Jun 19) that refugees in East and West Africa faced smaller food rations due to a surge in demand and insufficient funding. Three-quarters of refugees in East Africa supported by the United Nations' programme have seen their rations reduced by…

Updated 1 week ago · Published on 19 Jun 2022 9:00PM · IN light of World Refugee Day, we want to celebrate and honour the strength and courage of refugees around the globe, as well as their resilience in rebuilding their lives. In the past year, negative perceptions towards refugees…

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Sunday demanding repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled a brutal military crackdown five years ago. Almost a million Rohingya are confined to bamboo and tarpaulin shacks in 34 squalid camps in southeast Bangladesh, with no work, poor sanitation…

Ben Stiller and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees partner to support those fleeing Ukraine while the war with Russia rages on. In a dual post with the UN Refugees Instagram page, a picture is shared of Stiller talking with UNHCR staff in Poland. The actor mentions in his…

Ben Stiller has teamed with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to meet and amplify support for those fleeing Ukraine amid the country’s ongoing war prompted by Russia’s invasion. In an Instagram post shared on Saturday, the Severance director shared that he is currently in Poland, where he is…

Ben Stiller has arrived in Poland to meet refugees forced to flee Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The actor, 56, was pictured in the large south-eastern city of Rzeszow, close to the border, speaking to aid workers in a storage facility. Millions have crossed over into Poland since the war…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 18 Jun 2022 10:12PM · The MACC says suspect is believed to have solicited a bribe of RM1,000 from a shop owner to facilitate the return of a worker’s UNHCR card confiscated during an inspection at the shop on May 17. – The…

British hosts of Ukrainian refugees have experienced a postcode lottery in receiving monthly £350 "thank you" payments, according to a local group. Under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, households hosting Ukrainians are entitled to the cash for stepping forward. But in some areas, the rollout of the payments has been…

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Worsening environmental pressures, such as higher sea temperatures, are causing the catastrophic loss of coral cover around the globe. As the waters of the Great Barrier Reef warm, subtropical corals are heading south in search of cooler waters. Sydney has recently become home to a new subtropical coral, which raises…