"REFUGEES"

Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned today that armed militia continue to make their safe return impossible. UNTV CH

Frustration and despair are overwhelming young Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. The Agency's new report calls for urgent investment in education and skills development opportunities in and around the vast camps where most of the refugees live. UNICEF

The school “Al Aire libre” in Arequipa, Peru, is leading the way for integration of Venezuelan teachers and children who fled their own country in the past few years. UNHCR

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 have received identification cards that the UN insisted today were critical to safeguarding their right to return home. UNTV CH

Media Statement by Karen Van Vlierberge, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, on the situation in Georgia.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

UN chief for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that the parties must fulfill their obligations under international law, to unilaterally release all arbitrarily detained or abducted persons in Syria. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomed the decision made by the Government of Colombia granting nationality to children born in the country, to Venezuelan parents. This measure will benefit more than 24,000 children who are at risk of statelessness. UNIFEED