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          Refugees

          The latest news and stories on refugees and asylum seekers

          A Sudanese family in their home in Cairo, after fleeing war in Sudan. Reuters

          Egypt's parliament approves asylum law amendments 'in principle'

          MENANovember 17, 2024
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          Lebanon's displacement crisis reverberates across region

          MENANovember 15, 2024
          Around 4.4 million people from around the world are stateless. Getty Images / The National

          Invisible crisis: anguish of the growing millions of stateless people

          EuropeNovember 15, 2024
          Operation Liberterra II led to the rescue of 3,222 potential victims of human trafficking and identified 17,793 irregular migrants. Photo: Nicola Vigilanti

          Interpol operation to fight human trafficking saves thousands

          UKNovember 06, 2024
          Migrants board a smuggler's dinghy on a beach in northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel on October 30. This week the UK is hosting an Interpol conference that will outline ways to counter people-smuggling operations. AFP

          Punish people smugglers, not migrants

          EditorialNovember 06, 2024
          The Tamil asylum seekers after arriving at Diego Garcia. Photo: Handout

          Refugees stuck on Diego Garcia island told they can go to UK

          UKNovember 04, 2024
          Children at an UNRWA school in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. The agency says it provided education for more than 300,000 in the enclave, until the outbreak of the war last year. Reuters

          Palestinian children have no future without UNRWA, says Lazzarini

          MENANovember 03, 2024
          Tamil asylum seekers on a boat travelling across the Indian Ocean

          Tamil refugees fled Sri Lanka years ago, but ill-fated voyage has brought them no closer to peace

          UKNovember 01, 2024
          An UNRWA employee inspects a destroyed UN school following an Israeli air strike in Al Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on May 14. The agency is one of the few lifelines Palestinian refugees have left. EPA

          Where is Israel’s proof about UNRWA?

          EditorialOctober 30, 2024
          A displaced African migrant worker in Beirut on October 21. Integrating displaced people into the digital workforce can reduce the financial burden of hosting such populations, while refugees gain financial independence and dignity. AFP

          Refugees can work remotely from anywhere. So, why aren't they allowed to?

          CommentOctober 29, 2024
          Residents and asylum seekers at a centre to help the migrants in Oisterwijk, Netherlands. Critics say tough new anti-migrant laws will not solve the problems in the Netherlands. EPA

          Dutch to tighten border and rules for asylum-seekers

          EuropeOctober 25, 2024
          A young boy among a group of migrants at the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent, after being rescued from a small boat in the English Channel. PA

          Huge surge in refugee children treated as adults by UK

          UKOctober 24, 2024
          Syrian Red Crescent workers tend to displaced people arriving from Lebanon at the Jdeidat Yabous border crossing in south-west Syria. AFP

          UK pledges £3m to support refugees returning to Syria from Lebanon

          UKOctober 23, 2024
          Rohingya refugees on the boat anchored off the coast of South Aceh on Monday. Photo: AFP

          One dead as boat carrying 100 Rohingya stranded off Indonesian coast

          MENAOctober 21, 2024
          Palestinian children suffering with cancer wait to board a bus at Al Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, to receive treatment in Jordan. AFP / Getty / Nick Donaldson

          Stop making refugees wait for cancer care

          CommentOctober 18, 2024
          A man sits outside his destroyed home, where he lost several family members in fatal floods in Derna, Libya, a disaster blamed on climate change and poor infrastructure. Reuters

          Much talk but little action on climate refugee crisis, says UNHCR official

          ClimateOctober 17, 2024