Countries: Switzerland, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ukraine, World. Close to 25,800 asylum applications were registered in Switzerland in 2025, down from 27,700 in 2024. UNHCR is engaged in the development of a new Asylum Strategy 2027. UNHCR works with authorities and NGOs to further strengthen the qual
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Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, World .
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This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Our science fiction movies had it wrong. They always pictured that, when a mad scientist said his creation was now out of his control and the very survival of the species might be at stake, people would eithe...
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. Health teams are intensifying active case finding and contact monitoring, with technical support from the World Health Organization. Two months into the outbreak The first mpox case in Guinea-Bissau was notified on 26 June 2026. The diagnosis was confirmed by the national publi...
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Countries: Norway, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World . International refugee protection: Norway has a strong national asylum and integration system and has made commendable contributions to international refugee protection globally. Contributo...
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Countries: Moldova, Bangladesh, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Ukraine . Moldova continues to host one of Europe’s most vulnerable Ukrainian refugee populations, with one-third unable to afford essentials and over 80 per cent of households headed by women, older persons, or careg...
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Countries: Netherlands, Eritrea, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye, Ukraine, World, Yemen . In August 2025, NSC pulled out of the government coalition, a few months after PVV withdrew in June of the same year. NSC cited differences in the approach to Israel, while PVV cited concerns ...
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Countries: Poland, Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine, World . Over one million refugees from Ukraine are currently present in Poland, the majority women and children. This represents some 2.5 per cent of the total population of Poland. UNHCR coordinates the response of 58 orga...
