Double standards
Searching for the epistemological comforts of home in a land of refuge may be counter-intuitive, but that has not stopped…
Searching for the epistemological comforts of home in a land of refuge may be counter-intuitive, but that has not stopped…
Jordan has stressed the need for the international community to take practical and immediate steps to create necessary circumstances for…
As per the mid-2021 data available with UNHCR, there are 84 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. It includes 48 million internally displaced people. A total of 26.6 million are refugees and 4.4 million are asylum-seekers.
"The Islamic Emirate is making serious efforts to form a mechanism in a bid to reopen schools for female students in grades 7-12 under an Islamic structure and based on Afghan tradition," Riyan said.
The UN commissioner for refugees further said that Afghan women and girls must be allowed to attend schools, and minorities must be represented, reported Tolo News.
"A failure to reach a peace agreement in Afghanistan and stem the current violence will lead to further displacement within the country, as well as to neighbouring countries and beyond," UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch said
The UNHCR said they may be forced into 'survival sex' or child marriages. Lockdowns imposed to control the spread of COVID-19 have restricted movement and led to the closure of services.
Jolie's visit comes just before the launch of the 2019 Joint Response Plan, a new appeal for the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh, seeking to raise nearly $920 million
The UNHCR special envoy is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday
Despite the concerns expressed by the UN refugee agency and other human rights groups, the repatriation could go ahead if both Bangladesh and Myanmar choose to do so
