Türkiye still hosts nearly 3 million Syrian refugees, according to official data. On Sunday, Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 7,621 Syrian nationals voluntarily returned to their homeland between Dec. 9 and Dec. 13, following the downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. RELATED: Israeli Forces to Be Buried in Syria: Salami In […]

Since 2021, the humanitarian ship Geo Barents has rescued 12,675 people in 190 operations. On Friday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced it will return to the Mediterranean sean to continue saving the lives of migrants. However, it will do so with a smaller ship to combat what it calls “illegitimate rules imposed by the Italian […]

According to UNHCR, Syrian refugees have applied for asylum in more than 130 countries. Several European countries have suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrian nationals in light of the new circumstances following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government. Meanwhile, in neighboring countries, the number of Syrians returning home remains limited and cautious. RELATED: […]

Verney stressed that South Sudan has received the second-largest number of people fleeing Sudan, with more than 810,000 individuals arriving since conflict erupted in Sudan in mid-April 2023. On Friday, the United Nations refugee agency announced that the number of refugees displaced by conflict in neighboring Sudan has surged to 500,000 across various locations in […]

The Lebanese health ministry reported that in the last 24 hours, 22 people were killed and 80 injured as a result of Israeli attacks. This brings the total number of deaths in September to 2,141 and 10,099 injuries. Related: Death Toll Rises to 31 After Deadly Israeli Bombing in Lebanon On 8 October, a total […]

Burugu cautioned that failure to adhere to this directive could lead to legal repercussions. On Wednesday, Kenya mandated that all refugees and asylum seekers surrender their passports within 30 days to safeguard their status and rights under international law. Related:Kenya: Ruto Promises Another 600 Soldiers to Haiti John Burugu, commissioner for refugee affairs in the […]

In Italy, he is developing a career as an athlete and training with the best. The Colombian refugee Amelio Castro is competing in Paris 2024 as a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team, the largest in history with eight members. He lives in Rome and spends much of his time training with his heroes, including […]

Not all individuals attempting to enter Finland would have access to the asylum application process. On Friday, the Finnish parliament approved a bill that empowers border guards to reject border crossers in case of a significant influx of potential asylum seekers. RELATED: Finland to Open Shooting Ranges to Strengthen National Defense Based on the discretion […]

Rising public pressure to return some 3.1 million Syrians has renewed Ankara’s efforts for reconciliation. At the end of June, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that there is no obstacle preventing Türkiye and Syria from restoring diplomatic ties, which were severed after the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011. RELATED: Violence Against Syrian Refugees in […]

This funding comes at a crucial time as chronic funding shortfalls have previously forced the WFP to reduce food rations to a record low of 40 percent and temporarily stop cash transfers to 580,000 refugees in Dadaab and Kakuma since May 2024.