--- title: "Refugees — News & Analysis | Model Diplomat" description: "Browse 12 stories and expert analysis tagged Refugees on Model Diplomat — diplomacy, politics, and global-affairs coverage for Model UN." url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/tag/refugees" --- > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://modeldiplomat.com/llms.txt). Skip to main content ## 12 Stories [conflict_security](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/syrias-property-crisis-blocks-refugee-return) ### [Syria's property crisis blocks refugee return](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/syrias-property-crisis-blocks-refugee-return) [A UN assessment finds nearly half of Syrian refugee homes destroyed and two-thirds lack deeds, making property rights the main barrier to return from Lebanon.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/syrias-property-crisis-blocks-refugee-return) [2026-07-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/syrias-property-crisis-blocks-refugee-return) [conflict_security](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/un-urges-funding-as-29m-afghans-return) ### [UN Urges Funding as 2.9M Afghans Return](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/un-urges-funding-as-29m-afghans-return) [UNHCR and UNDP stress the need for sustained investment as 2.9 million Afghans return home in 2025, risking regional instability without support.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/un-urges-funding-as-29m-afghans-return) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/un-urges-funding-as-29m-afghans-return) [human_rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline-2) ### [Pakistan's Afghan Deportation Deadline](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline-2) [Pakistan's July 10 deadline for undocumented Afghans triggers arrests and deportations, defying UN rulings on non-refoulement and risking humanitarian crises.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline-2) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline-2) [human_rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline) ### [Pakistan's Afghan Deportation Deadline](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline) [Pakistan's July 10 deadline for Afghan deportations raises serious non-refoulement concerns, risking the safety of 932,000 registered refugees.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/pakistans-afghan-deportation-deadline) [human_rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-refugee-crisis-un-alarm-raised) ### [Egypt's Refugee Crisis: UN Alarm Raised](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-refugee-crisis-un-alarm-raised) [UN experts condemn Egypt's deportations of refugees without assessments, highlighting a human rights crisis amid EU funding.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-refugee-crisis-un-alarm-raised) [2026-07-09](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-refugee-crisis-un-alarm-raised) [human_rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/concourt-invalidates-refugees-act-clauses) ### [ConCourt Invalidates Refugees Act Clauses](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/concourt-invalidates-refugees-act-clauses) [The Constitutional Court invalidates key clauses in the Refugees Act, reinforcing asylum rights amid escalating anti-migrant violence in South Africa.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/concourt-invalidates-refugees-act-clauses) [2026-07-08](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/concourt-invalidates-refugees-act-clauses) [conflict_security](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sudans-435-million-refugees-threaten-region) ### [Sudan's 4.35 Million Refugees Threaten Region](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sudans-435-million-refugees-threaten-region) [Sudan's civil war has led to 4.35 million refugees, creating a regional security crisis that threatens Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sudans-435-million-refugees-threaten-region) [2026-07-07](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/sudans-435-million-refugees-threaten-region) [human_rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-asylum-law-fuels-refugee-crackdown) ### [Egypt's Asylum Law Fuels Refugee Crackdown](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-asylum-law-fuels-refugee-crackdown) [Egypt's 2024 asylum law, intended for refugee protection, has led to mass arrests and deportations, particularly targeting Sudanese refugees.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-asylum-law-fuels-refugee-crackdown) [2026-07-07](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/egypts-asylum-law-fuels-refugee-crackdown) [human_rights](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/durban-camps-highlight-south-africas-refugee) ### [Durban Camps Highlight South Africa's Refugee](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/durban-camps-highlight-south-africas-refugee) [Documented refugees in Durban are forced to camp outside Home Affairs due to a failing asylum system and rising anti-migrant sentiment.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/durban-camps-highlight-south-africas-refugee) [2026-07-06](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/durban-camps-highlight-south-africas-refugee) [elections](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/tcd-chads-triple-stress-test-refugees-drones) ### [Chad's Triple Stress Test: Refugees, Drones](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/tcd-chads-triple-stress-test-refugees-drones) [Chad grapples with over one million Sudanese refugees, escalating jihadist drone attacks, and shifting foreign alliances as French troops withdraw.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/tcd-chads-triple-stress-test-refugees-drones) [2026-07-01](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/tcd-chads-triple-stress-test-refugees-drones) [conflict](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-cuts-refugee-maternal-care-in-car) ### [U.S. Cuts Refugee Maternal Care in CAR](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-cuts-refugee-maternal-care-in-car) [US foreign aid cuts are endangering maternal health care for Sudanese refugees in the Central African Republic, deepening a health crisis for displaced women.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-cuts-refugee-maternal-care-in-car) [2026-06-03](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/us-cuts-refugee-maternal-care-in-car) [us politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-refugee-policy-targets-afrikaners) ### [Trump's Refugee Policy Targets Afrikaners](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-refugee-policy-targets-afrikaners) [Trump's refugee policy elevates Afrikaner claims to pressure South Africa diplomatically, weaponizing asylum to advance a broader foreign policy agenda abroad.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-refugee-policy-targets-afrikaners) [2026-05-27](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-refugee-policy-targets-afrikaners)