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Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia in latest boat arrival

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 11:36 PM

A wooden boat carrying nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, a majority of them women and children, landed on Indonesia's western coast on Sunday, police said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 28, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 12:45 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Feeding Rohingya refugees who fled by boat

Chaideer Mahyuddin, AFP
Posted at Dec 28 11:59 AM

Rohingya refugees received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Indonesia on Dec. 27. Read more »

Rohingya refugees get emergency treatment after boat lands in Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 06:37 AM

Some appeared very weak and thin and were put on drips by medical staff, according to AFP journalists. Read more »

Two Rohingya community leaders killed in Bangladesh

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 06:37 PM

A mob hacked to death two Rohingya community leaders in Bangladesh, police said Sunday, as security worsens in camps housing almost a million refugees. Read more »

Q&A with MSF's Paul McPhun on Myanmar's Rohingya

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Sep 24 12:10 PM

With no solution in sight and funding going down as the world looks elsewhere, such as in Ukraine, the conditions at the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh deteriorate. Read more »

UN warns African refugees face food cuts due to inadequate funds

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 12:32 AM

The war in Ukraine has significantly worsened the global refugee crisis and the risk of famine. Read more »

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to 'go home'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 10:19 PM

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Sunday demanding repatriation back to Myanmar. Read more »

World's 'most neglected' refugee crises all in Africa: NGO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 12:44 PM

The world is paying too little attention to a slew of mass displacements of people across Africa, risking starvation deaths and prolonging conflicts, a report said. Read more »

Number of Ukrainian evacuees to Japan reaches 1,000

Kyodo News
Posted at May 22 07:12 AM

The number of evacuees from Ukraine to Japan since Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country in February reached 1,000, authorities said. Read more »

Nearly 60-M people internally displaced worldwide in 2021

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 05:27 PM

Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high. Read more »

Nearly 60 mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2021

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 04:41 PM

China, the Philippines and India were hardest hit, together accounting for around 70 percent of all disaster-related displacements last year. Read more »

Russia war crimes allegations mount; Ukraine refugees top 6 million

David Stout and Elias Huuhtanen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 03:48 PM

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed 6 million. Read more »

At least 6 dead, 48 rescued after migrant ship capsizes off Lebanon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 06:48 PM

At least six people died, including a little girl, and almost 50 others were rescued after a migrant boat capsized off Lebanon, state media said, in the latest tragedy at sea off the crisis-hit country. Read more »

4 million Ukrainian refugees flee war

Robin Millard and Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 01:21 AM

More than four million Ukrainians have fled the country within five weeks to escape Russia's ‘senseless war’, the United Nations said Wednesday. Read more »

Nearly 3.9 million people flee Ukraine: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 08:26 PM

Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday, with the flow continuing to slow. Read more »

3.8 million people have fled Ukraine: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 27 11:12 PM

More than 3.8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Sunday, but the flow of refugees has slowed down markedly. Read more »

Sean Penn signs deal to help Ukraine refugees

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 02:42 PM

American actor and director Sean Penn on Wednesday signed an agreement for his CORE Foundation to provide help to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Read more »

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians fled country: UN

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 08:26 PM

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia's invasion, the United Nations said Monday, praising neighburing countries for showing overwhelming compassion towards their "extreme plight". Read more »

Pope visits Ukrainian children at Vatican hospital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 08:03 AM

Pope Francis on Saturday visited Ukrainian children who have fled the Russian invasion and are being cared for at the Vatican's pediatric hospital. Read more »