You could say a “deadly route” to Libya.

Hyiab*, 17 y/o, travelling alone with her 1-year-old baby Jordy*, from Tigray: 'I lost all my family in the conflict in my country when I was 14. I followed people who were escaping the country to Sudan. Then, I spent 3 years in Libya. I was raped and was pregnant after.' [1/2]

📢570,000+ are not just figures!

They represent 570,000+ unique stories and aspirations of Sudanese forced to flee into Chad 🇹🇩for safety

Their strength and resilience deserve our attention and support

Let's not forget about the Sudanese people

#OneYearOn
#KeepEyesOnSudan

“From their houses into nowhere”

Fantastic sketch of a terrible—but not uncommon—scene by Bakri Moaz, of armed men entering to occupy a family’s house in #Khartoum , evicting and displacing them in the process.

There’ll be immense housing, land, and property rights challenges

The Commissioner Legal & Inspection Services Immigration Uganda, Dr Josephine Ekwang Ali, is part of the Ugandan delegation at the ongoing Meeting on the Khartoum Process in Cairo, Egypt 17th-18th April. Uganda was nominated as a permanent member of the Steering Committee Meeting of...1/2

Sharing concerns about the size, scope and implications of the #Sudan crisis for neighboring countries & beyond at the Khartoum Process meeting organized by ICMPD in Cairo under #Egypt chairmanship

1 year of war in Sudan.
1 year of shattered lives.
1 year of fleeing to safety.
1 year of hoping for peace and still counting.

UNHCR's Omer Elnaiem shares what's happening in his home country Sudan after one year of brutal war and asks the world to #KeepEyesOnSudan .

🆘 from 2 boats in a convoy on their way to #Cyprus . In total there are 73 people, including many children.

They report that they have been at sea for 4 days & some people are sick. They have no food & water left. There is no fuel left & they cannot continue their journey.
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Since 2017, 4,000 people have been resettled from Niger through the Emergency Transit Mechanism, a vital initiative for some of the most vulnerable forcibly displaced people in the country.

UNHCR is grateful for the generous support from Delegation UE Niger and the hospitality of Niger.

Statement by the High Commissioner on Sudan, Paris unhcr.org/news/speeches-…

The bodies of 4 women have been found in a migrant-type boat off Spain's Mediterranean coast apnews.com/article/spain-… saddened by this new tragedy. Preventing dangerous journeys require a more serious route-based investment in protection and solutions along for refugees & migrants

Mihrab,1, born amidst conflict in #Sudan ,is a reminder of the strength of life amid the chaos of war

Her first steps in Farchana settlement in Chad 🇹🇩 highlight the resilience of millions of Sudanese forced to flee

Let's not forget about the people of Sudan
#Sudan Summit
#1year

Please read the op-ed from Filippo Grandi Martin Griffiths Cindy McCain Catherine Russell calling for immediate peace in #Sudan to avoid a regional calamity

aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

#SouthSudan is among the worst affected countries - one year on more than 640,000 have crossed the border

Yesterday fishermen in Brazil found a boat with corpses drifting in the Atlantic. Police are still working to retrieve the boat and bodies. From the videos shot by fishermen, the boat appears to be from Mauritania in Africa, like the one we investigated. apnews.com/article/brazil…

Malta urged to stop forced deportation of migrants to Libya lyo.ly/5jb5

Of course “do not go” “it is dangerous” do not work as message if they are not accompanied with credible alternative to dangerous journeys

'Libya is not safe' explains Djema who risked his life at sea to flee the violence & suffering he experienced there.
Despite the countless testimonies of abuses in Libya people are continiously intercepted & forcibly returned to Libya, in blatant violation of international laws.

2/2 interesting article on those officials escorting people to cross borders irregularly. It is not protection, but facilitation of smuggling leading to trafficking across the border. This is contrary to the Palermo protocols ratified by Niger aljazeera.com/features/longf…

#Niger . The description of smugglers as simple host & transporters is inaccurate. Most are connected to the traffickers across the border & sell a lie. People end up trafficked & abused & the “nice” Niger transporters cannot say they did not know. 1/2 aljazeera.com/features/longf…

Following high-level mission, UNHCR recognizes Central America and Mexico's response to displacement unhcr.org/news/press-rel…