The number of illegal border crossings at EU’s external borders in the first nine months of 2021 rose 68% to 133 900*, according to preliminary calculations. This is 47% more than in 2019 before the...
KEY MESSAGES ↗ Wheat export prices increased for a third consecutive month reflecting continued strong global demand amidst tightening export availability. Sustained by a mild improvement in trading...
Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action This Update includes the no-cost extension of the DREF Operation n° MDRLT001 for two additional months until 31 January 2022. The timeframe...
A 35 million euro grant from the European Union (EU) has strengthened COVID-19 response and saved lives in 6 countries in the WHO European Region. Over the course of 1.5 years, the funds have helped...
GENEVA (6 October 2021) – Belarus and Poland must work together to keep more migrants from dying on their border as victims of a political dispute, UN Special Rapporteurs* said today. “It is...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2021 forecast at above‑average level due to favourable weather conditions and large maize plantings Import requirements forecast below average in 2021/22...
A digital investigation by Amnesty International has revealed previously unknown details about the situation facing 32 Afghan asylum-seekers, including four women, 27 men and one 15-year-old girl,...
MATIN 24 septembre 2021 Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, ce matin, un dialogue avec la Haute-Commissaire aux droits de l’homme, Mme Michelle Bachelet, qui a présenté une mise à jour sur la...
MORNING 24 September 2021 Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela tells Council that it has reasonable grounds to believe that the justice system has played a significant role in...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply saddened by the deaths of four individuals near the border between Poland and Belarus. The...