Addressing more than 100 diplomats and ministers in Geneva at UNHCR's annual meeting, Filippo Grandi said an unprecedented 123 million people are displaced around the world.
The project is the brainchild of the Technion Faculty of Medicine as a means of teaching medical students a more holistic approach to treating patients.
After being denied status, the man appealed to the Higher Administrative Court, who ruled that the situation in Hasaka, where he is from, posed no personal danger to him.
The Arab Israeli claimed that Israel maintains an "apartheid system of racial control by its Jewish citizens over its Palestinian citizens."
Those fleeing wars have the right to asylum in the EU, which has sheltered millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion since 2022.
The Population Authority's position is that all Palestinians are not subject to the UN's Refugee Convention.
Pakistan International Airlines flight attendants have been failing to report back after landing in Toronto, and while some blame low salaries and fear of privatization, the airline blames Canada.
Fifteen asylum seekers were arrested by police for involved in a suspect knife brawl in which 10 Eritreans were injured.
Goren called on the cooperation of local and state officials in addressing the problems of illegal immigration and lawlessness in south Tel Aviv.
If the bill is to pass, Israel would have a set annual quota for people gaining refugee status in the country.