Global Initiative Sites Updates 2024

                                September 16th - September 26th, 2024 Rwanda Rwanda receives over 100 asylum seekers from Libya Rwanda, in partnership with the UN refugee agency (UNCHR), on Thursday, September 26, received the nineteenth group of 119 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya. This was under a memorandum of understanding to set up an emergency transit mechanism (ETM) for evacuating refugees and asylum seekers out of Libya. The ETM aims at providing life-saving protection, assistance and long-term solutions to extremely vulnerable refugees trapped in detention in Libya, through temporary evacuation to Rwanda. The latest group of arrivals comprises five nationalities: 41 Sudanese, 36 Eritreans, 12 Somalis, 17 Ethiopians, and 13 South Sudan nationals. They will be accompanied and hosted at Gashora Transit Centre in Bugesera District, according to the Ministry in charge of Emerg...

                                 August 26th , 2024 - September 6th, 2024 Malawi UN Increases Food Aid for Refugees in Malawi's Dzaleka Refugee Camp The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced a 25% increase in cash transfers for over 54,000 refugees at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi's Dowa District, starting August 2024, writes Esther Banda. The boost, from 50% to 75% of full rations, aims to address food insecurity exacerbated by El Niño. The monthly amount per person will rise from K8,900 to K13,600. Simon Denhere, WFP Deputy Director in Malawi, said, "Our primary goal is to ensure that all refugees in the camp have access to sufficient food to thrive." The increase follows a July 2023 cut to 50% rations due to funding shortages. USAID Malawi Mission Director Pamela Fessenden emphasized support for refugees fleeing conflict, while Arnaud Roux from the French Embassy ...