In an official statement yesterday, @POTUS Joe Biden raised the US’s #refugee cap to 62,500 for this fiscal year, nullifying the previous historically low cap of 15,000.
#IF20Refugees @WhiteHouse

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/03/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-refugee-admissions/

Read about this peer-taught program in #Serbia that is helping vulnerable unaccompanied #children protect themselves from violence and exploitation.
@Refugees #IF20Refugees #IF20ChildrenAndYouth #Refugees

https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/stories/2021/4/608144204/teen-refugee-teaches-other-young-asylum-seekers-risks-abuse.html

With hatred being fueled and encouraged by members of government, the #Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan is increasingly being marginalized and targeted by Islamic radicals.
#IF20Refugees @FoRB_Network

https://forbinfull.org/2021/04/19/criminalised-killed-and-cursed-the-plight-of-pakistans-ahmadiyya-community/

The COVID-19 pandemic has eroded the capacity of #refugee-hosting countries in regions like Africa and the Middle East. This may be leading to another global refugee crisis in the making.
@OUPAcademic #IF20Refugees

https://blog.oup.com/2021/04/the-coming-refugee-crisis-how-covid-19-exacerbates-forced-displacement/

UNHCR is partnering with @Unilever to provide humanitarian aid to more than 50 countries in order to help #refugees and internally displaced people who are at particular risk during the #pandemic.
@Refugees #IF20Refugees #IF20HumanitarianAid

https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/stories/2021/4/607bd9764/global-campaign-boosts-covid-19-prevention-among-refugees.html