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For the second year in a row, the Norwegian Refugee Council named Burkina Faso the world’s most neglected displacement crisis in 2023 as a jihadist insurgency, the military regime’s brutal response, Russian mercenaries and ethnic-based militias wreak havoc on hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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Alvaro Calderini from Venezuela carries his niece across a river after they walked across the Darien Gap on their way to the US. Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
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A tear drop rolls down a young woman's cheek aboard a bus after fleeing from Ukraine to Romania, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
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Members of the Catholic Church hold a binational Mass in memory of migrants who died during their journey to the United States at the Mexico-U.S. border, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Guatemalan migrants walk after arriving on a deportation flight from the U.S., at La Aurora Air Force Base, in Guatemala City, #Guatemala. REUTERS/Josue Decavele
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Huehuetan, #Mexico
Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country’s northern border and ultimately the United States. Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of undocumented migrants had no “price tag”, the president-elect said, setting the scene for a confrontation between his incoming administration and Democratic officials across the US.
Photograph: Moisés Castillo/AP
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Migrants who requested an appointment for asylum in the United States using the CBP One application, a mobile phone app promoted by the U.S. administration that provides a way to lawfully approach the port of entry, walk towards El Chaparral, at the border between Mexico and the U.S, in Tijuana, Mexico. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes
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"The items I frequently use include: my rosary, with which I praise Allah, and a key to the lock on my backpack. There is also a charger with a USB and a power bank. Plus my ring, which I’ve worn since June 2021; and my phone, which is not only a communication device but also provides entertainment, education, a camera – it is a tool for making a living."
Photograph: Ammar Yassir Abubaker
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Neufchatel-Hardelot, #France
People arrive to check on their relatives after being rescued from a failed attempt to cross the Channel.
Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images
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Sangatte, #France
People board a smuggler’s dinghy in an attempt to cross the Channel to England. One person died this week in an attempted crossing, bringing the number of deaths this year to 57.
Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images
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Tecun Uman, #Guatemala
Venezuelans cross the Suchiate River, which marks the border between Guatemala and Mexico.
Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
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Israeli #Knesset vote on #UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
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Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates #Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe #Lazzarini has warned. The UN chief pledged later he would take the issue to the General Assembly.
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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe Lazz…UN News
Tecun Uman, #Guatemala
Lisbeth Contreras, a Venezuelan migrant, hugs her children as she crosses the Suchiate River, which marks the border between Guatemala and #Mexico.
Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
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South Aceh, #Indonesia
A #Rohingya refugee child looks on as she is stranded due to a boat engine failure in the waters of South Aceh.
Photograph: Syifa Yulinnas/Antara Foto/Reuters
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