Paragraph 25 states: Furthermore, the Summit expresses its support for the global campaign on the eradication of statelessness and approves the Abidjan Declaration adopted on 25th February 2015 in that respect. The Summit calls on Member States to decisively join […]
The Daily News of May 18, 2015 carried a story which implied that Namibian refugees at the Dukwi Refugee Camp said they will not return to their home country. But the matter is that the Minister of Defence, Justice and […]
A Bulawayo man who holds dual citizenship has filed an application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking an order compelling the Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede to issue him with a passport after his application for a travelling document was turned […]
The Volta Regional Minister, Helen Adjoa Ntosoo has defended the decision by the security agencies to flush-out Fulani herdsmen from the country. About a week ago, a joint Police-military exercise code named “operation cow-leg” began ejecting Fulani herdsmen from the […]
Discussion Paper There are an estimated 33 million people internally displaced by conflict and violence. Children make up at least 50 per cent of internally displaced people (IDPs) worldwide. Particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation, they […]
Discussion paper: Forced displacement devastates lives. Most internally displaced people (IDPs) lose their homes, land, livelihoods and personal documentation, and many suffer the death of family members or become separated from them. Their overall experience severely hampers their ability to […]
UNHCR is launching an animation film on statelessness on the occasion of the 74th Ordinary Session of the Council Ministers of the member States of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), being held in Accra on 15 and 16 […]
The Council of State announced Monday it had refused to review the appeal of a French man of Moroccan origin stripped of his French nationality after he was convicted of terrorism charges. Ahmed Sahnouni, a Moroccan naturalized by France in […]
Aid agencies say Nigerian refugees give birth to 45 children every month at the Minawao refugee camp. Most of the children do not have official birth certificates. The government of Cameroon and the United Nations refugee agency [UNHCR] have begun […]
Executive Summary This Lancet Series, which reviews progress since the seminal 2007 series Who counts, describes the growing momentum for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in countries and in the global health and development community more broadly, stimulated […]
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Burkina Faso and Niger have agreed to exchange 18 towns in order to settle a long-running border dispute and end years of litigation. Burkina Faso is to gain 14 towns and Niger will receive four between now and the end […]