The coronavirus pandemic threatens to disproportionately harm more than 70 million people who have been forcibly displaced by wars and violent crises.
WASHINGTON (AN) — The global coronavirus pandemic threatens to disproportionately harm more than 70 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced by wars and violent crises, Refugees International said on Monday.
Healthcare systems in even the most advanced countries are being overwhelmed by the pandemic, the global advocacy organization emphasized. Among the most vulnerable are refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people struggling to meet basic needs.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
The U.N. refugee agency's loss of thousands of staff mirrors other Geneva-based agencies heavily reliant on U.S. funding.
The U.N. refugee agency says the people under its care more than doubled in a decade, reaching 36.8 million by last year.
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
Despite blocking IAEA inspectors from tracking uranium enrichment, Tehran says diplomatic channels remain open.
Leaders pushed for better financial systems at only the fourth U.N. conference on development financing held since 2002.
Beyond official narratives and statistics are the complex realities and unexpected agency of displaced populations.
Urgent early warning systems and urban heat protections are needed with extreme heat events becoming more frequent.
