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UNHCR: Open borders, shared responsibility crucial in Afghan refugee crisis

On the heels of UN refugee agency's warning of "a larger crisis that is just beginning" in Afghanistan, an EU draft shared by Reuters shows the bloc is aiming for stricter policies to curb refugee influx from Afghanistan following Taliban takeover.

UN: Number of people forcibly displaced doubles in a decade

Nearly 70 percent of those fleeing homes are from just five countries – Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar – according to the annual report on forced displacement by the United Nations Refugee Agency.

Denmark passes law to deport asylum seekers outside Europe despite outcry

The bill would allow Denmark to move refugees arriving on Danish soil to asylum centres in possible partner countries such as Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia and others.

Militant attacks in Mozambique’s Palma displaces tens of thousands

UN refugee agency says raids by Daesh-linked militants since late March drove around 30,000 out of the down, marking a major intensification in an insurgency that has wreaked havoc across Cabo Delgado province for over three years.

UN to assess remote island where Bangladesh relocated Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh wants to eventually transfer 100,000 of the more than 1.2 million refugees living at cramped makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char island, which emerged from the sea only two decades ago and is considered vulnerable to floods.

Bandits carry out another deadly attack on village in northwestern Nigeria

The pre-dawn attack on Tara village is the latest in a series of attacks by criminal gangs known locally as "bandits" who for years have terrorised communities. The attackers also stole 100 cows.

UN agencies press EU to end rising practice of migrant pushback

Border pushbacks that deny migrants their right to apply for asylum and collective expulsions are illegal under international refugee treaties, which allow people fearing for their safety to seek protection.

Violence in Central African Republic displaces nearly 60,000 in a week

UNHCR says violence following last month’s contested presidential election caused some 50,000 to flee across Ubangi river into the DRC.

Millions of children in Ethiopia’s Tigray without access to aid

Some 2.3 million children in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are unable to receive humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

UN urges Greece to investigate 'credible reports' of pushbacks

The UN's Geneva-based refugee agency said that it was aware of “a number of credible reports of people being informally returned to Turkey after reaching Greek soil or territorial waters.”

EU Parliament: Greece should be investigated over its treatment of refugees

EU authorities are calling on Greece to respect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers with reports emerging that many face being physically pushed back at the border.

UN refugee agency regrets US ruling on asylum applications

All people must be able to access full asylum procedures and international protection, UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic says.