Biden signs U.S. spending bill with halt on UNRWA funds through 2025
The spending bill also has other 'key pro-Israel provisions' aimed at the U.N. and other international organizations.
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Partial funding by Western nations restored to UNRWA for aid in Gaza
Several top donors including Australia, Sweden, Canada, and the E.U. resumed funding contingent on agency reforms.
U.N. funding crisis spills into Lebanon; refugees face aid loss
The UNRWA funding crisis, following Israeli allegations, threatens basic aid to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
IOM launches first charity drive for 'unprecedented' migration needs
Conflict, climate, environmental degradation and uneven development are major factors in the $7.9 billion appeal.
United Nations seeks $4.2 billion for people in Ukraine and refugees
Donors provided $2.65 billion, or 67% of last year's U.N. appeal for $3.9 billion to help people inside Ukraine.
Record 110 million worldwide uprooted by conflict and climate
Some 52% of all refugees and others who needed international protection came from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
Deputy chief defeats boss to become next head of U.N. migration agency
Amy Pope will become the first woman to serve as director general of the International Organization for Migration.
Migrants suffer deadliest quarter in central Mediterranean since 2017
The figures show an 'intolerable' loss of life amid more reports of government-led rescue delays and obstacles to NGOs' search and rescue efforts.
A labyrinth of competing interests behind Europe's migration battle
It is a fight that spans the continent and entangles international organizations, border security and others.
Global vows to millions of migrants and refugees still largely unfulfilled
Most of the world's 8 billion inhabitants prefer to stay within their nation of birth, but almost 1-in-20 have left that behind.
20 nations sign on to Americas migration plan
Biden wrapped up the Summit of the Americas unveiling a migration plan that comes at a pivotal moment for cohesion and democracy's future in the region.
As the war intensifies, more Ukrainians shelter away from home
While many Ukrainians stay to fight, several million Ukrainians have fled their country, mostly to Poland.
Nearly 3 million more displaced people from wars and conflicts
Despite the pandemic, the number of people fleeing for safety around the world rose to almost 82.4 million last year.
U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees reinstated as U.S. aid recipient
The United States pledged to restore aid to the Palestinians, almost two-thirds of it earmarked for UNRWA.
U.N. refugee agency warns of 'dramatic' Tigray crisis in Ethiopia
After warning of 'a full-scale humanitarian crisis' in Ethiopia, officials said 32,000 people fled and 200,000 more may follow.
Groups find authorities prey on African migrants
A new report found government officials inflicted almost half the violence suffered by people risking grave dangers to transit through North Africa for Europe.