Tag Archives: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
KAMPALA, Uganda, (UNHCR) – Few customers come to the simply named Beauty Salon in Kampala’s Kisenyi slum, but for refugee owner Rosette Wabenga, it is still a dream come true. “I am a very lucky woman to have this shop,” … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, DR Congo, Special Reports
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Tagged Beauty salon, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, God, Goma, IndepthAfrica, Kampala, Refugee, Uganda, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Ethiopia has rejected a media report claiming arrangements have been made to repatriate some 33,000 Sudanese refugees from camps in Ethiopia. The government affiliated Sudanese Media Centre this week also … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Sherkole, South Sudan, Sudan, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Joel Millman Ruthless Kidnapping Rings Reach From Desert Sands to U.S. Cities CAMPBELL, Calif.—Ande Zerasion’s voice chokes up reliving the sound of his daughter pleading for help: “Baba, I am in Sinai. Please call me.” It was early October, recalls … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Demographics of Eritrea, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, tel aviv, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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By Emily L. Hauser,thedailybeas Haaretz reported on Tuesday that Israel deported at least 1,000 Sudanese refugees to North Sudan via a third county, without informing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and despite the fact that “[Sudan] has … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Aharon Barak, Darfur, Eli Yishai, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Israel, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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By Duncan Breen Refugee Protection Program Following a series of grenade attacks in Nairobi and near the border with Somalia, the government of Kenya has announced a new policy requiring all refugees living in urban areas to relocate to camps. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Dadaab, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, kenyan news, Refugee, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 15 January 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A record 107,500 … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopian latest news, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Gulf of Aden, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, Red Sea, Sana, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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New York — Sudanese authorities have detained without charge since Monday two Eritrean journalists, Abdalal Mahmoud Hiabu and Haroun Adam, from the Sudan-based Eritrean Centre for Media Services, according to local journalists, family, and news reports. “We are very concerned … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Cairo, Egypt, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Refugee, Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Exiled Somali journalists living in Nairobi were struck with disbelief this week when daily newspapers published a statement by the Department of Refugee Affairs ordering all Somali refugees to move to refugee camps. “The refugees, particularly those living in urban … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Refugees/Migrants, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Holocaust, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Kenya, kenyan news, Nairobi, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, somalis in kenya, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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More people from the Horn of Africa region, especially Ethiopia and Somalia, are crossing international borders as irregular migrants – lacking official documentation or approval – drawn by the promise of a better life in the Arabian Peninsula. “A growing … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Arabian Peninsula, Danish Refugee Council, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian migrants, ethiopian news, ethiopian newspapers, ethiopian refugees, International Organization for Migration, Saudi Arabia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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At least 55 people are believed to have drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of Somalia, the UN refugee agency says. The UNHCR said the overcrowded boat ran into trouble soon after it left the port of Bosasso … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Bruno Geddo, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian boat capsizes, ethiopian news, Gulf of Aden, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, somali boat capsizes, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, somalian news, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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Desperately seeking a future Year on year the numbers of men women and children leaving Ethiopia in search of work and freedom from repression in one of the Gulf States and beyond is increasing. Lured by the often hollow prospect … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Danish Refugee Council, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, Oromo Liberation Front, Saudi Arabia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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Fredrick Nzwili | The Christian Science Monitor After a spate of grenade attacks linked to Somali Islamist militants over the past 14 months, Kenya has ordered all refugees in its urban areas to move to established refugee camps, which the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Dadaab, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Nairobi, Somali, Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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The Eritrean government has dismissed recent reports alleging that the long-time leader of Eritrea, Isaias Afewerki, has decided to stand-down in 2013. Eritrean president, Isias Afewerki (AFP/Getty) Citing sources in Asmara, Ethiopian Review, an online journal, recently reported that Afewerki … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Afewerki, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Isaias Afewerki, Sudan, Sudan Tribune, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Stop Modern-Day Slavery: Peaceful Demonstration Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on December 10th. This year, concerned Winnipeggers from various backgrounds will be heading to the Legislative Building on Monday, December 10th at noon, in a peaceful … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Bedouin, Canada, Egypt, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Sinai, Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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(IRIN) – Refugee crises appear to come and go. In 2011, all eyes were on the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya as it received hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict. This year, attention has shifted to … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Chad, Dadaab, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, somali news, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, sudanese news, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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The number of Somalia refugees sheltered at Ethiopia’s Dollo Ado refugee camp has hit a record high of 170,000 making it the world’s second largest refugee complex, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The number of new arrivals to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Refugees/Migrants, Somali
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Refugee camp, Somali people, Somalia, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Source: member // Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) NRC prefabricated shelter assembled and ready for mud plastering, which will be carried out by the beneficiaries themselves with support and supervision from NRC staff. Photo: NRC/Karoline Røsholm Eckroth The sounds of hammering, … read more »
How Bedouins are kidnapping and ransoming African refugees in Egypt’s lawless hinterland Migrants from Eritrea rest outside a building used to house people waiting to be smuggled into Israel. (Asmaa Waguih/Reuters) CAIRO — Memories of torture still haunt 17 year-old … read more »
Posted in Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Refugees/Migrants, Somali, Special Reports, Sudan
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Tagged Bedouin, Cairo, Egypt, Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia news, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Sinai Peninsula, Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Ethiopian, Sudanese, Eritrean and Somali refugees. What do you think they go through? Refugees in Egypt face regular threat of arrest, torture, and deportation to their countries of origin. The revolution has not changed that reality. On the life of … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Darfur, Darfuri, Egypt, eritreans news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Libya, Libyan, Omar al-Bashir, Somali, sudanese news, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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press release Jerusalem — The Israeli military has since June 2012 prevented dozens of asylum seekers, most of them Eritreans, from crossing Israel’s newly constructed fence on its border with Egypt, Human Rights Watch, the Hotline for Migrant Workers, and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Egypt, Eritrea, Eritrean Asylum seekers, eritrean news, Eritrean refugees, ethiopian news, Gerry Simpson, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Sinai, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel ministry of the interior Eli Yishai; Regarding the serious concerns involving the status, detentions and living conditions of the Ethiopian refugees now living in Israel. Prime Minister’s Office 3 Kaplan … read more »
Parker Suczynski, On Wednesday, Dr. Tricia Hepner, an associate professor of anthropology at UT, gave a presentation about how refugees from Eritrea use human rights discourse to address their experiences, focusing particularly on a group she calls “Generation Asylum,” referring … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea
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Tagged Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hepner, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Soccer, Israel, Refugee, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, University of Asmara
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More than 25,000 Congolese refugees have returned to their homes in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under a voluntary repatriation programme that was launched in May by the United Nations refugee agency. “The 25,000 mark was passed … read more »
The Somaliland authorities should immediately stop deporting Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers to Ethiopia. On August 31, 2012, dozens of Ethiopians, mostly women and children, were forcibly returned to Ethiopia in violation of international legal prohibitions against sending people to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Central Police Station, Ethiopia, Ethiopians, Hargeisa, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, Refugee, Somaliland, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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A study conducted by the United Nations concluded that Canada was one of the top 10 refugee destinations in the world in 2011, receiving over 25,000 asylum applications. A large percentage of these individuals were forced to flee their native … read more »
Posted in Canada, Immigration Canada
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Tagged Alberta, António Guterres, australian immigration, Canada, canada government, canada immigration, canada immigration form, canada immigration forum, canada immigration permanent resident, canada immigration points, High Commissioner, IndepthAfrica, List of United States Senate committees, Refugee, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United States
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Kinshasa – The UN has started repatriating about 81 000 refugees to the Democratic Republic of Congo from neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville, the world body announced on Thursday. The repatriation process “began on 05 May with a first test convoy of 79 … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged afria travel, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Republic of Congo, South Africa, travel to africa, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Niamey – The crisis in Mali could become a threat to global security if the international community does not help the coup- and rebellion-hit country, the head of the UN refugee agency said on Monday. “We are very worried by … read more »
Guillaume Cliche-Rivard The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees states that refugee status is temporary. Articles 1C (1) to (6) describe the so-called ‘Cessation Clauses’. When invoked, these provisions cease the international protection of a specific group of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Rwanda
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Amnesty International, East Africa, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, North Africa, Refugee, Rwanda, South Africa, travel to africa, Uganda, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, West Africa
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TUNIS, Tunisia — A representative of the U.N.’s refugee agency says 60 African and Iraqi refugees stranded on border of Tunisia and Libya have left for the United States. Hala Harouni, the representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged Associated Press, Libya, Refugees of Iraq, Sudan, Tunis, Tunisia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United States
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Ouagadougou – More than 35 000 refugees from Mali have crossed into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger to flee fighting between Tuareg rebels and government forces, officials said on Monday. “Niger to date has more than 23 000 refugees from … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Mali, News, West Africa
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Tagged Burkina Faso, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Mali, Mauritania, Muammar Gaddafi, Niger, Tuareg people, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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