UNHCR calls on UK to amend Nationality and Borders Bill
2/3/2022: The UN Refugee Agency calls on the UK government to back amendments made to the Nationality and Borders Bill which have been passed in the House of Lords. The Bill threatened to remove the rights of refugees claiming asylum in direct breach of the Refugee Convention.
Source: UN Refugee Agency
Ukraine exodus triggers refugee movement through Europe
1/3/2022: Around 660,000 refugees have now fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in the past six days according to the latest government data compiled by the UN Refugee Agency. At this rate the situation looks set to become Europe's largest refugee crisis this century.
Source: UN Refugee Agency
Standing with Ukrainian refugees should extend to all refugees
1/3/2022: European Union member states have relaxed cross-border controls in response to the movement of displaced Ukrainians. Why have borders not been opened or visas waived for Syrian and Kurdish refugees also victims of Russian military action? Why is solidarity reserved for white Europeans?
Source: African Arguments
Is Biden living up to his refugee and asylum promises?
24/1/2022: US President Joe Biden entered the White House vowing to take a fair and human approach to immigration policy and reassert America's commitment to asylum seekers and refugees. A year later his record on the issues is deeply mixed.
Source: The New Humanitarian
Armed conflict, climate change fan Africa’s refugee crisis
21/1/2022: Eastern Africa continues to be the origin of most African refugees, with the region producing more than five million displaced people in 2020, a new report by the International Organisation for Migration has revealed. Terrorism, armed conflict and extreme weather events have caused large displacements of people.
Source: The East African
UN refugee agency urges EU to preserve right of asylum
10/1/2022: Amid record global displacement the UN Refugee Agency has urged European countries to protect people fleeing war, conflict and persecution. 2021 saw the continuation of violent pushbacks of asylum seekers at EU borders despite commitment to refugee principles.
Source: UN News
UK set to renege on 1951 Refugee Convention
17/12/2021: The UK Borders Bill works to dismantle the international refugee protection regime and renege on the fundamental principles underpinning the 1951 Refugee Convention. The Bill empowers the UK Government to send asylum seekers to a "safe" third country for offshore asylum processing and to push back boats at sea.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Biden quadruples Trump refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500
4/5/2021: President Joe Biden has formally raised the US cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, fulfilling his promise made in February. The announcement paves the way for Biden to boost the cap to 125,000 for the 2022 fiscal year.
Source: Eyewitness News
Aid groups praise Colombia for Venezuelan migrant move
10/2/2021: Aid groups welcomed Colombia’s offer of temporary legal status for a decade to more than 1.7 million Venezuelan migrants. The UN estimates that around 5.4 million Venezuelans have fled President Nicolás Maduro’s increasingly authoritarian government since 2015.
Source: The New Humanitarian
$1.44 billion needed for 2021 Venezuela response
12/12/2020: Of the more than 5.4 million Venezuelans who have left their country, an estimated 4.6 million remain in Latin America and the Caribbean. UN agencies have launched a $1.44 billion appeal to meet the needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants and host communities in 2021.
Source: Devex