refugees

The UN Refugee Agency is calling on European governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of 507 people recently rescued on the Central Mediterranean who remain stranded at sea.

The new registration cards indicate Myanmar as the country of origin, a critical element in establishing and safeguarding the right of Rohingya refugees to return to their homes, if and when they decide the time is right for them to do so.

The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed El Salvador’s decision to join a regional initiative that aims to better address forced displacement in and from Central America, and to help those affected by it.

This demolition establishes a new and dangerous precedent, says the WCC, in that the houses being razed are in an area under Palestinian Authority control, and their construction had been approved by the Palestinian Authority.