UN PhotoThe UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warns of increasing violence and human rights violations at European borders. 21 February 2022 Migrants and Refugees UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged on Monday for greater protection for refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe. He said in a statement that violence, ill-treatment, and pushbacks continue to be regularly reported at […]
Category: Migration
Number of migrants now growing faster than world population, new UN figures show
The growing number of international migrants has now reached 272 million, outpacing the growth rate of the world’s population, according to new data from the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), released on Tuesday. The figures reflect a jump from 2010, when the global number was at 221 million, and currently international migrants […]
Migration deal U-turns ‘reflects poorly’ on countries concerned: UN migrant chief
In an exclusive interview with UN News, Louise Arbour, the UN Special Representative for International Migration, said on Tuesday that the stated intention of several countries (including Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria) to pull out of the Global Compact for migration reflects poorly on them, and has seriously affected the spirit of multilateralism. Ms. Arbour […]