At least 13 killed, 14 missing after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency | Refugees News

At least 13 killed, 14 missing after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency | Refugees News

Eleven men and two women among the dead as search operations continue, International Organization for Migration says. At least 13 people have died and 14 others are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations migration agency has said. “A migrant boat capsized off the…

In Dadaab, football is now the best medicine the refugee camp can provide | Football News

In Dadaab, football is now the best medicine the refugee camp can provide | Football News

Dadaab, Kenya – At Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, refugees stuck in the purgatory of indefinite displacement have found a powerful lifeline in the shape of football, which offers young aspiring athletes a path away from drugs and depression – and, in one case, towards an unlikely business opportunity. Situated in…

More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies | Rohingya News

More injured Rohingya arriving in Bangladesh as Myanmar war intensifies | Rohingya News

Medical charity MSF warns of urgent need to protect civilians caught up in escalating conflict in western Rakhine State. More Rohingya are arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar with war-related injuries amid escalating conflict between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) in western Rakhine State, according to international medical group…

A dream deferred? An Olympic hopeful shares his scrape with deportation | Paris Olympics 2024 News

A dream deferred? An Olympic hopeful shares his scrape with deportation | Paris Olympics 2024 News

But the lead-up to the Olympic trials would prove to be a tumultuous time for Lindo. Over the years, he and his family had applied for every single legal avenue available for them to remain in Canada — but again and again, they were refused. During the first half of…

From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors | Basketball

From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors | Basketball

Ashland, Oregon – Inside the gymnasium at Ashland Middle School, basketballs are bouncing off the backboards and freshly waxed floors, footballs are being kicked between clumsily erected goalposts, and a group of girls is playing ping-pong in the corner. But it is not a usual school day. Somali music blares…

Israeli attack on al-Mawasi kills at least 90 people: What we know so far | Gaza

Israeli attack on al-Mawasi kills at least 90 people: What we know so far | Gaza

Israeli air strikes on the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza have killed at least 90 people and wounded 300 others, according to Palestinian health officials. The attack on Saturday on the Israeli-designated “safe zone”, located west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, involved fighter jets and drones, according to witnesses….

Pakistan says registered Afghan refugees can stay for one more year | Refugees News

Pakistan says registered Afghan refugees can stay for one more year | Refugees News

Pakistan says it will extend the validity of Proof of Registration cards of 1.45 million Afghan refugees for one year. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has announced it will extend the registration cards of nearly 1.5 million Afghan refugees after a senior UN official urged the country to halt its deportation…

Protests and arrests as anti-Syrian riots rock Turkey | Refugees News

Protests and arrests as anti-Syrian riots rock Turkey | Refugees News

More than 470 people have been taken into custody after mobs attacked Syrian shops and cars in central Turkey. Turkey’s government is urging for calm after mob violence against Syrian refugees broke out in the central Melikgazi region and spread to other areas. Riots erupted after Turkish authorities arrested a…