The body of a child believed to have drowned in a migrant boat accident washed up on a beach of the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday, the Athens News Agency. According to reports from the local media and coastguard sources, it is believed that the headless body in an advanced state of decomposition was […]
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Foundation empowers 8,000 refugees
Belinda Babila Foundation has empowered 8,000 widows and refugees of Ambazonian at their refugee camp located in Ogoja, Cross Rivers State.
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80,000 displaced from North East Nigeria since November – UN
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 80,000 Nigerians have been displaced due to ongoing violence in the North-East since November, 2018. The UN relief agency said that the figure was in addition to the two million people already displaced by violence, or forced across Nigeria’s borders as refugees. […]
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Don’t evict Nigerian refugees, UN tells Cameroon
National migration policy to be adopted soon – Buhari
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that a national policy on internal displacement is in the process of adoption, adding that it will help regulate the internal displacement crisis and complement the fight against the Islamist insurgency in the north east. This follows the president’s assurance that Nigeria will remain a migrant-friendly nation. […]
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UNHCR trains immigration officers to register IDPs, refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has trained Nigerian immigration officers to register Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returning refugees for their national ID cards. About 30, 000 cards have already been printed for the registration exercise in camps and host communities in Borno State. The issuance of cards was contained in a […] …
VIDEO: Refugees share food, culture in nostalgic remembrance of home
In this accompanying video, courtesy of the UN Refugee Agency, refugees take time to cook and share their cultures with fellow refugees, taking turns to do it each week: Each week, a new refugee chef… and a new menu! 🍴 pic.twitter.com/Ta39846tep — UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) August 6, 2018 Some refugees have shared their food […] …
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Man attacks refugees in shelter home, stabs nine
A man went on a stabbing spree Saturday night at an apartment complex in Boise, Idaho that is home to refugee families, sending nine people, including children, to the hospital, four with life-threatening injuries, police said. A 30-year-old man, Timmy Kinner, was arrested nearby soon after the attacks, which occurred about 8:45 p.m. local time […] …
FG to begin repatriation of over 91,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon
The Federal Government says it will commence the voluntary repatriation of over 91,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon in July. Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, disclosed this on Wednesday at the occasion to commemorate the 2018 World Refugees Day in Abuja. She said that the Federal […] …