justiceAfghanistan
UN reports arrests of Afghan women and challenges for returnees
52women
Women arrested or detained in Herat and Kabul
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- societyDjibouti, Djibouti
Djibouti faces refugee inflow linked to Houthi conflict
UNHCR reported at least 3,700 refugees crossed from Yemen into Djibouti since September 10 and is preparing to assist another 10,000 people who have not yet crossed. The article adds that most arrivals in Obock are women, children and older people, while the conflict is also raising regional shipping costs.
3,700peopleRefugees reached Djibouti during the past three weeks
- conflictYemen
Fighting displaces more than 184,000 people in Yemen
184,000peoplePeople displaced from their homes in Yemen since the start of August
- societyObock, Djibouti
Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti, killing at least 139
A boat carrying 305 migrants from Djibouti to Yemen capsized near Guehere, north of Obock, in the early hours of Friday. At least 139 died, 84 were missing and about 82 survived; children were among the dead.
139people▲ from 109At least 109 migrants died in the boat disaster.
A UN news brief reports violence and exploitation affecting children migrating to Europe, renewed concern over forced contraception of Inuit women and girls in Greenland, and urgent agricultural funding gaps amid hunger in the Near East and North Africa.
31,000childrenChildren arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year