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What is the UK goverment’s plan to tackle small boats all about and how big is the asylum problem?

Government says Illegal Migration Bill will ‘stop the boats’ but critics warn it won’t work

The Independent UK

Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN

Escalating violence forced 300,000 people to flee Rutshuru and Masisi territories of North Kivu province last month.

Al Jazeera

UN refugee agency 'greatly alarmed' over mass displacement in Congo conflict

The U.N. Refugee Agency said on Friday it was "greatly alarmed" by clashes between government forces and armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that had caused hundreds of thousands to flee.

Reuters

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UN rights chief slams UK plan to ban asylum claims by Channel migrants

The United Nations refugee agency has criticised a British draft law that would outlaw asylum claims by anyone arriving in the country illegally. The UNHCR has warned that such legislation could violate international law.

Radio France Internationale

Rishi Sunak faces clash with EU on ‘unlawful’ asylum plans

EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities

The Guardian - UK

Resettlement expansion no substitute for right to seek asylum, UNHCR tells UK

UN body says jointly run resettlement programme is a ‘lifesaving but severely limited pathway’ for refugees

The Guardian - UK

Five misleading claims Suella Braverman has made on plans to stop small boats

Home secretary says her role is ‘first and foremost to be honest to the British people’

The Independent UK

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Sunak to face MPs after unveiling law to stop migrant Channel crossings

The Prime Minister could be challenged over how the proposed policy will work in practice.

The Independent UK

United Nations refugee agency condemns Sunak’s small boats legislation

The UNHCR said the Illegal Migration Bill would undermine Britain’s proud history of offering humanitarian support.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN says

Prime minister says government is ‘up for the fight’ against expected legal challenges

The Independent UK

Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

At least 2,000 huts damaged in one of the 32 camps in Cox’s Bazar district where more than 1.2 million people live.

Al Jazeera

UN Reports Warn Floods Threaten Quarter of IDP Sites in Yemen

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of floods threatening one-quarter of the Internally displaced persons' sites in Yemen. There are more than half a million individuals in these camps. Climate change and civil turbulences have widely impacted food item prices…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mob attacks two Tunis shelters for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

A mob of men wielding sticks and knives attacked a shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa on February 23. Police called to the site arrested at least eight people from sub-Saharan Africa, even though they have refugee status and are therefore legal residents in Tunisia. This…

France 24

Iran President Blames 'Enemies' over School Poisonings Case

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi blamed the enemies of Iran in the poisoning case of hundreds of high school girls nationwide. Raisi commented for the first time on the incident saying: "This is a security project to cause chaos in the country whereby the enemy seeks to instill fear and insecurity…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Guardian - UK

Pakistan crackdown on Afghan refugees leaves ‘four dead’ and thousands in cells

Asylum seekers in Karachi tell of terror of being sent back to the Taliban and despair at being shackled and held in Pakistani jails

Bangkok Post

Humanising policy towards refugees

The recent death of a Uighur man -- who had sought refuge in Thailand and was subsequently detained for nearly a decade, was a sad reflection of the unbalanced response towards persons who seek refuge, or "refugees", in this country. Various groups currently seek protection from persecution, armed conflicts and…

Evening Standard

Headshots and speed mentoring? That’s the way to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023

Female-run hotel group The Doyle Collection’s IWD celebrations at The Marylebone are providing both — and more — in the coming week

Reuters

Congo president says unrest in east could disrupt elections

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that a conflict with rebels in the east of the country could disrupt preparations for general elections scheduled for Dec. 20.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine war in numbers: Shocking figures that define year of brutal conflict

Ukraine – a year of war: From deaths on the battlefield to refugees, the terrible toll of 12 months of fighting

Axios

Displaced Ukrainians long to return home but feel stuck as war rages on

Roughly 8 million Ukrainian refugees remain scattered across Europe and more than 5 million are displaced within Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under ‘pathway’ to help vulnerable refugees

Charity says disparity with 8,633 Afghans who arrived in small boats last year shows lack of functioning route

Wales Online

Just 22 people resettled in UK from Afghanistan via government scheme while 8,633 crossed Channel in boats

The Refugee Council said the Government needed to 'urgently rethink its approach'

The Independent UK

Government urged to ‘rethink’ after just 22 fleeing Afghans resettled via UNHCR

Part of a resettlement scheme was for vulnerable people referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees having fled Afghanistan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al-Issa, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Stress Mobilizing Support for Displaced

Secretary of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa discussed with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr.

The Guardian - UK

Tens of thousands of refugees flee from Somaliland clashes

Somalis arrive in Ethiopia from disputed town of Las Anod, where at least 82 people have died in fighting

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