World must ‘step up’, match Pakistan’s compassion for refugees, says UN chief

17 February 2020
Migrants and Refugees
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Pakistan’s solidarity and compassion for hosting Afghan refugees is a remarkable blueprint that the rest of the world should follow.  

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‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday cautioned against panic over COVID-19 but also urged governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the virus, saying “it’s impossible to predict which direction this epidemic will take.” 

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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa

Migrants and Refugees

A monthly average of 11,500 people traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year made the so-called Eastern Route the busiest maritime migration path on earth, the UN migration agency said on Friday. 

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Holocaust survivors rebuild lives and traditions in Rio de Janeiro

Migrants and Refugees

With millions of people displaced from their homes worldwide, a UN ceremony celebrating Holocaust survivors in Brazil, has provided a stark reminder that throughout the 75 years of the Organization’s existence, the plight of refugees has been an ever-present theme.

UN/Martine Perret

Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa, UN health agency

Health

Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the UN health agency said on Friday.

UNRWA/Marwan Baghdadi

Database of businesses linked to Israeli settlements ‘important initial step’ towards accountability: rights expert 

Human Rights

A database of 112 businesses connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory has been hailed by an independent human rights expert as “an important initial step towards accountability and the end to impunity”. 

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