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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) updated its estimate on the number of refugees that have left Ukraine, saying the total stands at 368,000 – a figure that continues to rise.
IOM's main aid measures include shelter, protection, the provision of basic medical and sanitary care, life safety, coordination, telecommunications and logistics. On the instructions of the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, IOM, together with UNHCR, is primarily responsible for camp coordination and management in humanitarian emergencies. [12]
The International Organization for Peace, Care and Relief (IOPCR) is a non-governmental organization based in Tripoli, Libya.Founded in 1999, the organization has special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and has an independent legal and financial status.
The World Migration Report 2024, the first-ever IOM report available in HTML, is the twelfth edition of the IOM's flagship World Migration Report publication series. It explores recent developments in migration and mobility globally and was launched by IOM Director General, Amy Pope on 7 May 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
When the UNHCR was first established, material aspects of refugee relief (e.g., housing, food) were seen to be the responsibility of the hosting government. As many of the world's more recent major refugee communities have occurred in less developed countries, the UNHCR has acquired the additional role of coordinating material assistance for ...
The 911 call came in at about 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2014, to Gilchrist County dispatchers in Florida. On the tape, the 911 operator could hear a man admitting to killing his adult daughter and his ...
The remaining five Australians from the infamous “Bali Nine” drug gang are “relieved and happy” to be home after Canberra struck a deal with Jakarta to end their two decades of imprisonment.
Guinea: September 17 – Killing of one UNHCR staff member and the abduction of another in Macenta. December 7 – Hundreds of people were killed after rebels destroyed a UNHCR centre. Iraq: June 28 – Two FAO workers were shot and killed in Baghdad. Indonesia: December 10 – Three aid workers were killed in Aceh.