As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people are often forced to flee their homes, only to face continued victimization in host countries.
Fearing imprisonment and abuse in their homeland, some queer Ugandans have fled to neighboring Kenya where they hope to live in safety. It's been a year since Uganda enacted one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted in a statement released on May 17 that Uganda is struggling due to the continuous arrival of refugees fleeing war and the climate crisis.
The UK government is reported to be planning to offer migrants thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda under a new 'voluntary' departure scheme.
More than 110 million people worldwide are currently forcibly displaced and living as refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people. Here is an overview of the figures.
Last month, Uganda enacted a new law against homosexuality. The new legislation might, however, affect the lives of all Ugandans, as the international community has started to take action against the African country. InfoMigrants looks at whether the law might cause more people to flee the country.
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has announced that 35 Italian universities will take part in the fifth edition of University for Refugees (UNICORE) -- a scholarship program designed to enable refugee students to continue their higher education in Italy. The selection process is based on both merit and motivation.
A transgender activist from Cameroon has arrived in Belgium, where she was given asylum. Despite suffering violent attacks, she had to spend over a year in exile in Nigeria while her claim in Belgium was being processed.
The UNHCR has issued a statement welcoming steps in addressing mental health problems among refugees and displaced people. It stressed that a lot more still has to be done to assist people fleeing war and persecution.
Aid organization Oxfam has highlighted in a new report a dramatic increase in famine in areas severely affected by climate change. Global warming is bringing more extreme weather events such as droughts, hurricanes and floods to some of the poorest parts of the planet, which could fuel new migration patterns.
There are more than 6 million migrants and refugees in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, according to UN migration agency IOM. Just over 50% of them are women and girls. Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia all host more than one million foreign citizens. More than 10 million people in the region have been internally displaced.
A film festival curated by young refugees living in Munich opens this week. Featuring stories from Afghanistan and Palestine to Uganda and Germany, 'KINO ASYL' is a reminder of how diverse we are, and how much we have in common.