UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti

PNP DeskApril 24, 2024September 20, 202403 mins

The migrants were on a boat carrying at least 77 people from Ras al-Ara off Yemen’s coast which capsized off the coast of Djibouti, near Obock, leaving 24 dead and 20 others missing. Just two weeks ago, a similar accident, resulting in the death of at least 38 migrants, occurred. “The occurrence of two such…

UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique

PNP DeskMarch 1, 2024September 18, 202403 mins

More than 70,000 people have fled their homes for southern districts since the start of the latest outbreak at the beginning of February, the agency said on Friday. In one district alone, Chiure, over 56,000 people have been affected while more than 33,000 have crossed into neighbouring Nampula province. The majority of the displaced are…