#unhcr

Iraqi refugee killed, four others die in fire in Al-Hawl camp - North Press Agency

On Thursday morning, security forces responsible for protecting al-Hawl camp, east of Hasakah, found the body of an Iraqi refugee who was killed last night under mysterious circumstances.

A source from al-Hawl camp administration told North-Press that Abdullah Hamad al-Muhammad, an Iraqi 60-year-old father of six, was killed late Wednesday night after receiving a severe blow to the head.

#Covid19#Syrie#UNHCR#Violences#meurtre#camp#déplacés#migrant#réfugiés#migration

▻https://npasyria.com/en/blog.php?id_blog=2670&sub_blog=12&name_blog=Iraqi+refugee+killed%2C+four+o

Réfugiés vénézuéliens : l’UE et l’Espagne organisent une conférence des donateurs
▻https://www.seneweb.com/news/International/refugies-venezueliens-l-ue-et-l-espagne-_n_318781.html

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UN agencies join forces to protect forcibly displaced during pandemic | | UN News
▻https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064672

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UN campaign blasted for ’tasteless’ portrayals of Syria’s rural poor - Middle Easy Eye
Social media users accuse video of promoting ’ugly messages and entrenching social schisms’ in war-torn country

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has come under fire for showcasing a “tasteless” campaign video for its latest project in Syria intended to shed light on social issues in the war-torn country.

The video clip, published on Twitter on Sunday by UNDP Syria for the organisation’s Theatre for Change project, was accompanied by a quote from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: “Many women under lockdown for #COVID19 face violence where they should be safest: in their own homes.”

#Covid19#Syrie#UNHCR#Violences#Feminicides#camp#déplacés#migrant#réfugiés#migration

▻https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-blasted-tasteless-syria-campaign-sexual-violence-rural-poor-lockdo

In Jerash refugee camp, lockdown means ‘living without eating’ - +972 Mag

The COVID-19 pandemic is compounding the already precarious situation that refugees around the world are in. Palestinian refugees in Jordan’s Jerash camp are especially vulnerable, given the existing public health challenges and severe poverty.

There are more than two million registered Palestinian refugees living in Jordan. Jerash camp is home to an estimated 30,000 Palestinians whose elders fled Gaza in 1967, after Israel occupied the territory. Unlike most Palestinian refugees in the Hashemite Kingdom, they never received Jordanian citizenship, which impacts their access to work prospects, educational opportunities, and healthcare, among other rights enjoyed by Palestinian-Jordanians.

Before the Jordanian government instituted a lockdown to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the camp, known locally as Gaza Camp, was deemed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the U.N. body that delivers vital aid to some 5.3 million Palestinian refugees across the Arab world, as the poorest of the 10 official Palestinian refugee camps in the country.

#Covid-19#Liban#UNHCR#migrant#migration#camps#syriens#palestiniens#pauvreté#santé

▻https://www.972mag.com/jerash-camp-palestinian-refugees-coronavirus

‘The displacement virus is much stronger than the coronavirus’: Reflections from Burj el-Barajneh and Baqa’a Camps in Lebanon and Jordan -refugeehosts.org

What roles do communal solidarity and sociality play in spaces such as the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic? This question is examined by Samar Maqusi, who draws on conversations with camp residents Abu Mohammad and Abu Ahmad, to reflect on the ‘socially conscious’ creativity developing and responding to the pandemic. Maqusi argues that UNRWA has failed to understand the needs of the camps and their residents and, in the face of inadequate support from the Lebanese state, she describes how camp residents are ensuring that food and other provisions are distributed through a ‘body of trust’, providing examples of social solidarity. Maqusi goes on to argue that, during a time when deep rooted inequalities are further revealed and remain unaddressed throughout the pandemic, what is needed is a commitment to develop a collective imagination based on solidarity, for a better future.

#Covid19#Liban#UNHCR#migrant#migration#camps#syriens#palestiniens

▻https://refugeehosts.org/2020/05/12/the-displacement-virus-is-much-stronger-than-the-coronavirus-reflectio

US contributes $6.5 million to Iraq camps... | Rudaw.net
The United States has donated $6.5 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) response to COVID-19 for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq.

#Covid-19#Iraq#KRG#Erbil#UNHCR#Aide_économique#Camp#Pandémie#Kurdes-Syriens#Quarantaine#migrant#migration

▻https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/100520201

Des réfugiés rohingya internés sur une île submersible du golfe du Bengale
▻https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/05/05/des-refugies-rohingya-internes-sur-une-ile-submersible-du-golfe-du-bengale_6

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L’épidémie de Covid-19 va-t-elle servir de prétexte au Bangladesh ? Alors qu’il avait renoncé, début mars, à son projet d’installer 103 000 réfugiés rohingya sur un îlot perdu dans le golfe du Bengale, le gouvernement ­dirigé par Sheikh Hasina a fait débarquer sur place 29 membres de cette minorité ethnique, dimanche 3 mai.Ces personnes représentaient « un risque de contagion » trop élevé pour pouvoir rester sur le continent, a expliqué le ministre des affaires étrangères, AK Abdul Momen, omettant de mentionner que les intéressés venaient de passer plus de deux mois en pleine mer, avec une probabilité quasi nulle d’être contaminés.

#Covid-19#migrant#migration#réfugiés#rohingyas#Bangladesh#Malaisie#risque#contagion#UNHCR#camp#Cox'sBazar#symtômes

Refugees across Arab world feel economic pain of coronavirus - UNHCR report
As COVID-19 restrictions ravage livelihoods in the global economy, refugees and displaced people in Middle East and North Africa are among the hardest hit.

Syrian refugee Farhad lives with his family in Bardarash Refugee Camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Before the crisis, he used to leave the camp each morning to work on construction sites for up to US$18 a day.

“I like to work and depend on myself. This curfew has negatively affected all of us, and now I cannot go outside the camp for work,” Farhad said.

He and others in the camp have received cash grants from UNHCR to help cover their basic needs during the lockdown, but refugees are also doing what they can to help each other out

#Covid-19#Monde#Moyen-Orient#Santé#UNHCR#Aide_économique#Camp#Pandémie#discrimination#Quarantaine#migrant#migration

▻https://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2020/5/5eabcf704/refugees-across-arab-world-feel-economic-pain-coronavirus.html

HCR - Coronavirus : Le HCR propose des recommandations pratiques aux pays européens pour les aider à garantir l’accès aux systèmes d’asile et à un accueil sûr
▻https://www.unhcr.org/fr/news/press/2020/4/5ea68dd3a/coronavirus-hcr-propose-recommandations-pratiques-pays-europeens-aider.html
#Covid-19#migrant#migration#asile#UNHCR#stage-médical-aux-frontières#certification-sanitaire#quarantaine-temporaire-arrivée#Europe

Rojava refugees receive aid boost amid coronavirus pandemic - Rudaw
Refugees in Bardarash refugee camp have received cash aid from UNHCR in a bid to boost protection amid the coronavirus pandemic.

#Covid-19#Iraq#KRG#Erbil#UNHCR#Aide_économique#Camp#Pandémie#Kurdes-Syriens#Quarantaine#migrant#migration

▻https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/26042020

HCR - Des réfugiés lancent un blog pour partager des informations sur le coronavirus
▻https://www.unhcr.org/fr/news/stories/2020/4/5ea16b8ea/refugies-lancent-blog-partager-informations-coronavirus.html

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UNHCR provides IDP and Refugee families with 200 dollars - Kirkuk Now
Each Internally Displaced Person (IDP) and Refugee family living in the Kurdistan Region’s camps will be given 200 dollars by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) to buy their necessities as they have stayed at their tents due to coronavirus lockdown.
Refugees and IDPs in the Kurdistan Region have more than a month remained in their tents and camps as a curfew has been enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
#Covid19#Iraq#Guerre#Déplacés_internes#Santé#camp#migrant#Confinement#réfugiés#UNHCR#migration

▻http://www.kirkuknow.com/en/news/62000

Fears realised as first Covid-19 case found in Lebanon refugee camp | World news | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/fears-realised-as-first-covid-19-case-diagnosed-in-lebanon-refugee-camp
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#Covid-19#migrant#migration#santé#protection-réfugiés#Liban#Palestiniens#al-Jalil-camp#santé-publique#MSF#UNHCR#UNRWA#virus

Turkey and COVID-19: Don’t forget refugees- Brookings
One of the most acute challenges relates to Turkey’s vast refugee and migrant population. The number of Syrian refugees, asylum seekers from a range of countries, and irregular migrants in the country surpasses 5 million. Most of them lead precarious lives in difficult circumstances, making them particularly vulnerable to contracting and spreading the virus.
#Covid-19#Turquie#Réfugiés#Quarantaine#Camp#Politique#UNHCR#migrant#migration

According to the latest figures from the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), the Syrian refugee population alone is close to 3.6 million. They reside in towns and cities across practically the whole country, with only less than 2% living in camps. They were granted “temporary protection” upon their arrival and enjoy access to a range of free public services, including education and health care.
In the last five years, Turkish authorities have detained
1.2 million irregular migrants and have been able to return only a small percentage of them. Considering that not all Syrian refugees are registered, a conservative estimate would put the number of irregular migrants at
over one million. This, together with registered Syrian refugees, constitutes close to 6 or 7% of Turkey’s population.
So far, the government has not taken any specific measures with refugees, asylum seekers, and irregular migrants in mind. It has only posted and disseminated its decisions in various languages, including Arabic, concerning the fight against COVID-19 through the DGMM website. U.N. agencies as well as various non-governmental organizations have introduced programs to keep the refugee and migrant population informed of government decisions

▻https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/04/20/turkey-and-covid-19-dont-forget-refugees

Refugee women facing greater violence risk during crisis- UNHCR
Displaced women and girls are facing a heightened risk of gender-based violence during the coronavirus crisis, the UN Refugee Agency said Monday. The UNHCR said they may be forced into “survival sex” or child marriages. Lockdowns imposed to control the spread of COVID-19 have restricted movement and led to the closure of services. "We need to pay urgent attention to the protection...

#Covid19#Syrie#UNHCR#Violences#Feminicides#camp#déplacés#migrant#réfugiés#migration

▻https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/contents/afp/2020/04/health-virus-rights-refugee-women-abuse.ac.html

Heartsand Prayers were with Refugees this Ramadan - UNHCR Report
#Covid19#Syrie#UNHCR#Religion#Ramadan#camp#déplacés#migrant#réfugiés#migration

▻https://www.unhcr.org/getinvolved/fundraising/5e8c5dae4/ramadan-impact-report.html?query=turkey

Palestinian, Syrian refugees in Lebanon camps brace for virus - Arab News
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian and Syrian refugees living in overcrowded and rundown camps in Lebanon are bracing for the novel coronavirus as aid groups mobilize to help
#Covid19#Liban#UNHCR#migrant#migration#camps#syriens#palestiniens

▻https://www.arabnews.com/node/1653406/middle-east

Chaos as Refugees Scramble to Shelter from Coronavirus in Turkey - VoiceOfAmericaNews

“If we don’t get coronavirus, we will get diseases from the bathrooms,” said Amjed, 24, a Syrian refugee, speaking to us on WhatsApp from a squalid, makeshift camp near Turkey’s border with Greece.

#Covid19#Turquie#Gréce#UNHCR#migrant#migration#réfugié#camps#syriens

▻https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/chaos-refugees-scramble-shelter-coronavirus-turkey

Via Migreurop

Grèce, le 10 avril 2020
Mouvement de protection des réfugiés et par l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés

L’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a proclamé hier la location d’hôtels pour l’accommodation de demandeurs d’asile et de réfugiés qui se trouvent dans des îles grecques. Le but est l’accommodation immédiate de tous ceux qui vivent à ce moment dans des camps et qui appartiennent aux groupes vulnérables, lesquels seront affectés directement par la pandémie de covid 19 dans le cas de son expansion dans les camps.
L’appel d’offres s’adresse aux propriétaires des entreprises d’hébergement qui sont fermées aujourd’hui (hôtels, auberges, chambres d’hôtes etc), se trouvant dans les îles de Lesvos, de Chios, de Samos, de Kos et de Leros, ainsi qu’en Crète et Rhodes. La disponibilité des lieux offerts doit être IMMEDIATE et la durée de la location sera de trois mois.

L’appel d’offres en détail à lire sur :
▻https://www.unhcr.org/gr-tenders/entry/17409

Source (en grec) : ►https://www.stonisi.gr/post/8276/kinhsh-prostasias-ntopiwn-kai-prosfygwn-apo-thn-ypath-armosteia-toy-ohe

#Covid-19 #Migration #Migrant #Balkans #Grèce #Camp #Hébergement #UNHCR #appeldoffre #transfert #ilegrecques #entreprises #Lesbos #Chios #Samos #Kos #Leros #Crète #Rhodes

Coronavirus : un « désastre en gestation » en Syrie- L’Orient le jour
Deux morts pour 19 cas au total : les chiffres officiels font état d’une situation presque enviable, au regard notamment du drame iranien. Mais ils ne semblent convaincre personne.

#Covid19#Liban#UNHCR#migrant#migration#camps#syriens#palestiniens

▻https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1213924/coronavirus-un-desastre-en-gestation-en-syrie.html

How is Lebanon dealing with refugee camps amid coronavirus outbreak? Al Monitor
Since the coronavirus reached Lebanon, there have been growing concerns about the spread of the epidemic inside the country’s overcrowded Palestinian and Syrian refugee camp
#Covid19#Liban#UNHCR#migrant#migration#camps#syriens#palestiniens

▻https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/04/lebanon-syrian-palestinian-refugee-camps-coronavirus.html

Le premier ministre libanais évoque la protection des réfugiés syriens avec la représentante du HCR- L’Orient le jour
Le Premier ministre libanais, Hassane Diab, a reçu lundi au Sérail la représentante du Haut commissariat aux réfugiés de l’ONU, Mireille Girard, avec qui il a évoqué la situation des réfugiés syriens au Liban et les aides que peut fournir le HCR pour les protéger contre le nouveau coronavirus
#Covid19#Liban#UNHCR#migrant#migration#camps#syriens

▻https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1213475/coronavirus-diab-evoque-la-protection-des-refugies-syriens-avec-la-re

UNHCR Serbia Special Weekly Update 23-29 March 2020

▻https://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/unhcr-serbia-special-weekly-update-23-29-march-2020

#Covid-19 #Migration #Migrant #Balkans #Serbie #UNHCR

Syrian refugees adapt to life under coronavirus lockdown in Jordan camps-UNHCR
While there have been no cases of COVID-19 so far, UNHCR is helping some 120,000 refugees living in region’s largest camps do what they can to mitigate threat
#Covid19#Syrie#UNHCR#camp#migrant#migration#contamination

▻https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/4/5e84a3584/syrian-refugees-adapt-life-under-coronavirus-lockdown-jordan-camps.html