Severe drought, recurrent conflict and devastating floods have forced more than one million people in Somalia to flee their homes in just 130 days, two aid agencies said Wednesday. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)…
UN agency urges govts not to return people to Sudan
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back to the conflict-torn country. “We’re advising governments not to return people to Sudan because of…
Nottingham Forest finally find a shirt sponsor
Nottingham Forest have finally found a shirt sponsor after they partnered with the United Nations’ Refugee Agency UNHCR. The charity’s logo will be displayed on the front of Forest’s shirts from the beginning of 2023 for the remainder of the…
Drought, conflict force 80k Somalis to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps – UN
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said that no fewer than 80,000 Somalis were forced from their homes by extremist violence and drought. According to the agency, these Somalias had sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camps.…
‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there is “no need for ‘preachers’ to boss around other countries.” Xi’s remarks, made in a video call with the United Nations High…
