As more Syrians migrate to European countries, the jihadist Islamic State group has used the shocking image of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi to warn refugees against trying to flee to the West, calling it a “major sin”. Three-year-old Aylan’s body was photographed lying in the sand in Bodrum, Turkey after he drowned in a…
ICRC Calls For Global Response to Nigeria Refugee Crisis
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has called on the international community and other humanitarian organizations to do more to address the devastating consequences of the crisis in the Lake Chad region. Maurer, who visited the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the epicentre of fighting between Boko Haram and…
Cholera Kills Burundi Refugees
Humanitarian agencies are struggling to cope as tens of thousands of Burundian refugees stranded on Kagunga Island in Tanzania face worsening medical conditions. At least 33 people have died, with 27 deaths believed to have been cholera-related. The World Health Organization declared cholera a level 1 emergency in the region on Wednesday. An official of…
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