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16 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Author), Protection Cluster (Author), published by ReliefWeb
Philippines

Fact sheet on displacement in Maguindanao caused by a family feud
IDP Protection Assessment Report; Displacement in Maguindanao caused by a family feud (rido); IDPPAR no. 15, Issue no. 01, 2019 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2018650
14 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Colombia

Government measure grants children born on Colombian soil to Venezuelan parents Colombian nationality, which makes access to education, health care and other services easier
Colombia gives Venezuela newborns a start in life (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018330
11 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Burkina Faso

Some 486,000 people displaced due to conflict, 267,000 of whom within the recent 3 months
Conflict, violence in Burkina Faso displaces nearly half a million people (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018315
11 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Burkina Faso

Some 486,000 people displaced due to conflict and violence
Le conflit et les violences au Burkina Faso déplacent près d’un demi-million de personnes (Appeal or News Release, French)
fr ID 2018320
10 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Thailand

More than 60,000 stateless students could benefit from a recent revision of a government guideline, which will accelerate the registration of non-Thai students into the national civil registration system
UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s efforts to reduce statelessness among children (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018188
10 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Iraq

Since August 2017, lawyers from the organisation Mercy Hands have been helping on average 500 Bidoons and other stateless people acquire Iraqi nationality per year
Citizenship hopes become reality for Iraq’s Bidoon minority (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018193
10 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Lebanon

Joint Statement from the Ministry of Education, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, UNICEF and UNHCR on the opening of public schools for non-Lebanese children
Public schools for non-Lebanese children to open on Monday; Joint Statement from the Ministry of Education, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, UNICEF and UNHCR in Lebanon (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018200
9 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Iran

Government amends nationality law to allow children born to Iranian women and non-Iranian men to acquire Iranian nationality, regardless of whether they are born on Iranian territory
UNHCR welcomes Iran’s new nationality law addressing statelessness (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2018183
8 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Congo, Democratic Republic

Thousands of refugees from the Deocratic Republic of the Congo, who are living in Angola, are returning to the Kasai region, where fighting among armed groups has lessened and security conditions have improved; however, some are unwilling to return to their homes, fearing a return of inter-ethnic violence
UNHCR aids thousands of Congolese refugees returning home from Angola (Appeal or News Release, English)
en ID 2017872
7 October 2019 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Libya

Fact sheet on displacement
UNHCR Update; Libya; 7 October 2019 (Periodical Report, English)
en ID 2017849

Fact sheet on displacement in Maguindanao caused by a family feud

Government measure grants children born on Colombian soil to Venezuelan parents Colombian nationality, which makes access to education, health care and other services easier

Some 486,000 people displaced due to conflict, 267,000 of whom within the recent 3 months

Some 486,000 people displaced due to conflict and violence

More than 60,000 stateless students could benefit from a recent revision of a government guideline, which will accelerate the registration of non-Thai students into the national civil registration system

Since August 2017, lawyers from the organisation Mercy Hands have been helping on average 500 Bidoons and other stateless people acquire Iraqi nationality per year

Joint Statement from the Ministry of Education, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, UNICEF and UNHCR on the opening of public schools for non-Lebanese children

Government amends nationality law to allow children born to Iranian women and non-Iranian men to acquire Iranian nationality, regardless of whether they are born on Iranian territory

Fact sheet on displacement