UN refugee agency says record 117 mln people forcibly displaced in 2023
UNHCR warns that the number of people forcibly displaced could rise further without major global political changes.
Thu Jun 13 2024
Indonesia navy drives away boat carrying Rohingya - Military
Over 1,500 Rohingya have landed in Indonesia since November, according to data from the United Nations' refugee agency, facing increasing hostility and rejection.
Fri Dec 29 2023
UN refugee agency readying for up to 120,000 refugees in Armenia
According to UN, huge crowds of tired and frightened people were gathering at registration centres.
Fri Sep 29 2023
Over 1 million may flee Sudan conflict, UN refugee agency says
There's been less and less people wanting to stay at the border as the situation deteriorates in Darfur, said Raouf Mazou.
Wed Jun 28 2023
Angelina Jolie leaves UN refugee agency after more than 20 years
Jolie who has been on over 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, wants to keep working with refugees outside the global body.
Sat Dec 17 2022
Angry scenes at Haiti airport add to Biden pressure over expulsions
Returnees reacted angrily as they stepped off flights at Port-au-Prince airport after spending thousands of dollars on arduous voyages.
Wed Sep 22 2021
As the Taliban returns, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight
As the Taliban takes control of the country, Afghanistan has again become an extremely dangerous place to be a woman.
Mon Aug 16 2021
U.N. refugee agency calls for rescue of Rohingya stranded at sea
Some passengers had died, with fatalities rising over the weekend on a boat it said had left the coastal district of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
Mon Feb 22 2021
Bangladesh, UNHCR to ink preliminary plan on Rohingya repatriation
The United Nations refugee agency is set to sign a MoU with Bangladesh laying out a framework for the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Thu Apr 12 2018
Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine
About 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, as aid workers there struggle to cope.
Sat Sep 02 2017
UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie in Kenya, visits refugee girls
The Hollywood star visited at least 20 of girls in a safe house in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Wed Jun 21 2017
Beirut mass iftar marks World Refugee Day
The communal meal was organised by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) alongside local charity Makhzoumi Foundation with the support of the European Union in Lebanon.
Sun Jun 18 2017
Over 630,000 people displaced in Mosul: UN
"This includes more than 434,000 displaced from western Mosul since mid-February," Andrej Mahecic, spokesperson for UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), told reporters at the UN''s Geneva headquarters.
Sat May 13 2017
At least 239 migrants believed drowned in Mediterranean, says UN
At least 239 migrants are believed to have drowned this week in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, the United Nations refugee agency said.
Fri Nov 04 2016
Migrant deaths in Mediterranean 'hit 10,000'
The UN refugee agency said the number of deaths at sea had risen sharply this year, with a record 2,814 people drowning since January.
Wed Jun 08 2016