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The UN Refugee Agency is deeply concerned by the rapidly evolving emergency in Armenia, with over 100,000 refugee arrivals in less than a week. UNHCR

The UN team in Armenia, led by the acting Resident Coordinator Nanna Skau, is working with the Government of Armenia to support the rapidly rising influx of refugees across the border. WHO

Almost 89,000 residents of the Karabakh region - roughly half of the region’s population - have moved to Armenia since last week’s flare-up in fighting there and the total number of arrivals could rise to 120,000 in coming days, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. UNTV CH

More than 11,600 children crossed the Central Mediterranean Sea to Italy without their parents or legal guardians between January and mid-September 2023. This is an increase of 60 per cent compared to the same period last year, where around 7,200 unaccompanied or separated children made the perilous crossing. UNICEF

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

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is “deeply concerned” about the rapidly increasing number of refugees fleeing into Armenia, with long queues reported at the border, a UN spokesperson said on the situation in the Caucasus. UNIFEED

Launching the report on human rights in Myanmar, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said, “We are faced here with a system of ruthless repression designed to coerce and subjugate its people and to erode a society so that the narrow interests of a kleptocratic elite are preserved.” UNTV CH

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concerns over the movement of a large number of civilians to Armenia as a result of the recent hostilities in the region. UNTV CH

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alicia Bárcena, told journalists that her country is facing “a real challenge” as “around three thousand people a day” are crossing the Darien Gap and heading north towards Mexico and the United States. UNIFEED

Jessica Alupo, Ugandan Vice President, said, “Uganda has been at the forefront of receiving large numbers of refugees from within the region and ranks as one of the top refugee hosting countries.” UNIFEED