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EU countries vow to take in 34,000 refugees
Nov 16, 2017 03:34The European Union member states have vowed to take in 34,000 refugees directly from North Africa and the Middle East, a day after the United Nations condemned as “inhuman” the EU’s policy of helping Libyan authorities intercept Europe-bound refugees.
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UN wants end to 'human suffering' in Australian refugee camp
Nov 10, 2017 13:28The UN refugee agency, also known as the UNHCR, has urged Australia and Papua New Guinea to put an end to the “unconscionable human suffering” of asylum seekers on Manus Island.
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Papua separatists in Indonesia take hostages in 2 villages
Nov 10, 2017 08:04A group of armed separatists were occupying two villages near a huge US-owned copper mine in Indonesia's eastern Papua Province, police said Friday, as they sought to end the tense standoff.
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PNG destroys shelters, water sources at Australian refugee camp
Nov 10, 2017 07:55Papua New Guinea authorities destroyed makeshift shelters and removed water sources in a shuttered Australia refugee camp Friday, just hours ahead of a deadline for the inmates to leave or be forced out, detainees said.
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IOM reports nearly 5,000 refugee deaths in 2017
Nov 04, 2017 11:25The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a subsidiary UN agency, says nearly 5,000 refugees, or 16 people a day, have died this year amid ongoing exodus from conflict zones to Europe as well as a military crackdown in Myanmar.
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UN says conditions in Australian refugee camp 'inhumane'
Nov 03, 2017 14:59The United Nations human rights office has condemned the “inhumane” conditions in a detention camp for refugees run by the Australian government in Papua New Guinea (PNG), urging Canberra to restore water and food supplies to the center.
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Refugee chief slams UN for failing to resolve conflicts
Nov 03, 2017 08:54The head of the UN refugee agency has warned about the growing plight of refugees worldwide, blasting the Security Council and global leaders for failing to avert and resolve the conflicts that have caused massive displacement.
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Libyan coast guard rescues 299 refugees
Nov 01, 2017 14:24Libya's coast guard has rescued 299 refugees including dozens of women and children from unseaworthy boats as they tried to reach Europe, a navy official said Wednesday.
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Hundreds march in Sydney to support detained refugees
Oct 15, 2017 11:01Hundreds of people have staged a protest rally in the Australian city of Sydney, demanding that the refugees held at notorious Australian detention camps on remote Pacific islands be allowed into the country.
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Detained migrants in Libya ‘in disastrous conditions’
Oct 13, 2017 09:46Thousands of previously Europe-bound asylum seekers held in Libyan detention centers are said to be in dire conditions and in need of urgent medical help.