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Addressing the Security Council about migrants in the Mediterranean, the Head of the UN Refugee Agency in New York, Ruven Menikdiwela, said, “Saving lives at sea and providing humanitarian assistance is one of the most basic obligations of humanity, and those performing rescue operations or helping in good faith should not be penalized for doing so.” UNIFEED / FILE

Marking the six years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez noted that “Rohingya people remain displaced domestically and abroad, including around one million Rohingya in Bangladesh.” UNIFEED

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visits Kenya to mark this year’s World Refugee Day. UNHCR

Somali refugees escaping conflict at home are relocated to a new site, located in Ethiopia’s Mirqaan, Bokh district about 50 kms from the border, the move is being organized by Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and partners. UNHCR

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been assisting thousands of refugees who were impacted by the large fire that swept through Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. IOM

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is rushing to provide assistance to over 100,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, who have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in recent weeks to escape clashes and insecurity in the city of Laascaanood, in Somalia’s Sool region. UNHCR

Unprecedented drought, hunger and conflict compounded by the impact of climate change have pushed over 110,000 Somalis into Kenyan camps that are already struggling to cope with the same drought that is affecting the region. UNHCR

A study last year estimated that 12 per cent of the almost 1 million Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar District are living with disabilities. UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent support for families forced to flee as they head into a grim winter. Refugees and others displaced are struggling intensely, with freezing weather set to exacerbate already harsh conditions. UNHCR

The High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on a five-day visit to Kenya and Somalia toured projects in northern Kenya and met with Somali asylum-seekers who crossed the border to escape a catastrophic drought at home. UNHCR