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December 28, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad

The law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections, including freedom of movement, the right to work and access to healthcare, education and justice.
July 20, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new Ukrainian statelessness law set to end legal limbo for thousands

The law will give thousands of people a chance to work legally, study and access healthcare, and will ultimately provide a pathway to citizenship.
February 27, 2020

Christian Aid welcomes UN push for action to support globally displaced people

Christian Aid has welcomed the new appointment of eight members to the United Nation’s Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Internal Displacement.
February 17, 2020

UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia’s ratification of Kampala Convention

The UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed Ethiopia’s ratification of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, known as the Kampala Convention.
November 28, 2019

Somalia’s ratification of the Kampala Convention welcomed

The Kampala Convention is the world’s first and only regional legally binding instrument for the protection and assistance of internally displaced people.
July 30, 2019

El Salvador joins regional effort to address forced displacement in Central America

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.
June 16, 2019

UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to convention to protect internally displaced people

The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed South Sudan’s accession to the Kampala Convention.
May 25, 2019

Head of LWF World Service encourages closer cooperation at Caritas Internationalis General Assembly

Practical collaboration between Lutherans and Catholics is vital because it represents the visible consequence of ecumenical theological endeavours, says the head of the Lutheran World Federation World Service department.
May 2, 2019

Grave concerns for trapped civilians in Libya

According to UN figures, the escalation of violence in and around Tripoli has caused the displacement of 42,000 people since early April.
April 20, 2019

Heaviest flooding in a decade worsens humanitarian crisis in Syria

Heavy rains have caused the worst flooding in a decade across Syria’s Al Hasakeh region, where 118,000 people are facing near complete destruction of their homes and livelihoods.