UNESCO IESALC’s recently launched Higher Education Global Trends Report shows that only a minority of the countries featured in the Higher Education Policy Observatory include explicit provisions for the inclusion of refugees and displaced …
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Economy & Development
As Aid Shrinks, Jobs Become Central to Self-reliance for Host Communities and Refugees in Kenya
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is entering a decisive moment in its response to forced displacement. As the country shifts from an encampment-based model toward integrated settlements under the Shirika Plan, new …
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Global Affairs
Funding shortfalls put lifelines at risk for Sudanese refugees in Chad
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) say that essential assistance to refugees in Chad will be drastically scaled back even further in the …
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Global Affairs
Concerns raised about ‘coercive’ repatriation of Burundian refugees from Tanzania
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs of the end of November 2025, there were over 140,000 Burundian refugees in neighbouring Tanzania, who have fled over years of civil unrest in Burundi. While thousands continue to be …
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Global Affairs
Despite funding cuts, UNHCR responded to multiple complex emergencies last year
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauGENEVA – Even as severe funding cuts put further pressure on humanitarian resources, UNHCR responded last year to a range of highly complex new emergencies as well as intensifying protracted …
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Global Affairs
In Chad, UNHCR’s Salih calls for urgent refugee support to save and rebuild lives
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauN’DJAMENA – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, today underscored the need for urgent humanitarian assistance and protection for people fleeing the brutal war in Sudan, and for …
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Global Affairs
Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAn independent human rights expert has urged the international community to reject the electoral process organised by Myanmar’s military government, after the first round of voting revealed widespread coercion, exclusion …
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Global Affairs
UNHCR Marks 75 Years of Protection, Solutions and Hope in India
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauUNHCR marked its 75th anniversary in India through a celebration of art, culture and community, placing refugees and their voices at the centre of the commemoration. Held at UN House …
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Economy & Development
Armenia to Improve Access to Affordable Housing for Refugees and Catalyze Private Investments to Mortgage Market with World Bank Support
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $250 million in financing for the Armenia Housing Response and Mortgage Market Enhancement Project to improve access to affordable housing for …
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The ‘World Refugee Day’ was observed on 20th June amid a worrying trend of mass-migrations, surge in refugees, hardening local attitudes to migrants in many countries and worrying numbers of …