A leaked email obtained by the Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP) has revealed that United Nations boats have been used to transport Burmese military junta officials to Bangladesh, with U.N. markings removed from the boats beforehand. The leaked email, which was seen by The Epoch Times, was sent by U.N. resident coordinator in Burma (also known…
UN Facilitated Transport of Burma Junta Officials to Bangladesh, Leaked Email Reveals
New Zealand Agrees to Receive 150 Refugees From Australia for Next 3 Years
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to resettle up to 150 refugees for three years from Australia’s offshore detention centre in Nauru, nine years after the offer was first made. Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and New Zealand Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi jointly announced the new arrangement that will be implemented under New Zealand’s…
UK Will Pay to Shelter Refugees in Countries Neighbouring Afghanistan
LONDON—Britain said on Friday it would release £30 million ($41 million) of aid to support nations neighbouring Afghanistan dealing with refugees fleeing the country since the Taliban took control. The British government said £10 million ($13 million) would immediately be made available to the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR and other humanitarian groups to help with…
Afghan Nationals in India Lose Livelihood After Taliban Takes Over Kabul
NEW DELHI—Mohamad Qais Malikzada, 41, has been in India for more than six years with his wife and three children. For six years he has been waiting for refugee status from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), which he claims will allow him to immigrate to either the United States or Canada, for…
UN Refugee Agency Pressures Poland to Help Illegal Immigrants on Belarus Border
WARSAW, Poland—The UN refugee agency and rights groups urged Poland on Tuesday to offer medical and legal support and shelter to illegal immigrants camping on the border with Belarus, a day after the Polish government said it would build a fence to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing. Poland and fellow EU states Lithuania and Latvia have…
English Channel Crossings Continue as Numbers Approach 2020 Record
People continued to risk making the perilous journey across the English Channel to the UK on Tuesday, with numbers for 2021 now approaching the entire figure for 2020. More than 8,000 migrants have succeeded in making the dangerous trip so far this year, according to data analysis by the PA news agency. Men, women, and…
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