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Saturday, Feb 7

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Benue SEMA unveils 2026 Roadmap for IDPs, refugees

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The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Friday presented its 2026 Annual Workplan, focusing on durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees. Speaking

Friday, Feb 6

16

Why climate injustice now demands a climate refugees act

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The world is already living beyond its safe limits, and the consequences are no longer abstract. Global temperatures have risen

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Huge increase in homeless refugees in London as asylum policy under fire

www.standard.co.uk

Rise from 3,560 to 19,310 blamed on 28-day move-on period and faster asylum processing leaving people unable to secure housing

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Homelessness hits new high among refugees with thousands now sleeping on streets

www.mirror.co.uk

Homelessness among refugees has skyrocketed in England in recent years, with charities claiming more needs to be done to prevent that number from rising even further

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Homeless refugees in England soar five-fold to nearly 20,000

London and the North West, including Liverpool and Manchester, have the highest proportion

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England's number of homeless refugees soars to huge new total

www.express.co.uk

Charities said BBC the increase was a 'direct result' of Government policy.

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Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC finds

www.bbc.co.uk

Analysis of government data shows numbers increased from 3,560 in 2021/22 to 19,310 in 2024/25.

Thursday, Feb 5

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Minnesota refugees and immigrants are hiding in ‘a prison of fear’

www.startribune.com

Across Minnesota, thousands of immigrants and refugees are staying home from work, church and school to avoid ICE agents.

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Questions around a compound of Shiite refugees from Syria show lingering post-Assad fears

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HERMEL, Lebanon (AP) — A walled compound in Lebanon housing hundreds of people who fled their homes in Syria after…

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Questions around a compound of Shiite refugees from Syria show lingering post-Assad fears

A compound in Lebanon housing people who fled Syria after Bashar Assad's fall has faced allegations of harboring Assad loyalists, which residents deny

Wednesday, Feb 4

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Government appeals temporary restraining order prohibiting the detention of Minnesota refugees

www.startribune.com

The federal government is reviewing the applications of thousands of Minnesota refugees.

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Sudanese Refugees Flee Escalating War, Seek Safety In Chad

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The conflict in Sudan began in April 2023, and since then millions have been displaced internally or across borders. Chad has emerged as one of the largest recipients of refugees…

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Sudanese refugees flee war to Chad

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Sudanese refugees fleeing the ongoing war find shelter in Chad but face immense physical and psychological trauma from drone attacks and violence.

‘No expectations’: Bangladesh election means little to 1m Rohingya refugees

www.aljazeera.com

The two main parties say they will push for repatriation to Myanmar. But that's unrealistic, say experts.

Tuesday, Feb 3

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Record one in six council house applications from refugees as crisis grows

www.dailymail.co.uk

Soaring numbers of refugees are fuelling Scotland's housing crisis, figures show, with the tally for families in temporary accommodation reaching a record high.

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Mauritania: MSF Provides Care to Malian Refugees in Mauritania

allafrica.com

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have returned to south-eastern Mauritania to provide care to Malian refugees and the communities hosting them. Over the past two years in this border region of Hodh Ech Chargui, there has been a steady…

Monday, Feb 2

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Support for Refugees and Displaced Persons: ECOWAS Launches Over $500,000 Humanitarian Initiative in Senegal

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled a humanitarian assistance initiative worth US$500,993 in Senegal, aimed at providing vital support to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), stateless individuals,…

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Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore

I've been having a big think over Linux distros. See, I've been looking back at my still-new Linux experience of nine months, and wondering how my own journey can help other people get started with FOSS operating systems. Whenever the…

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Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota

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The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause."