UNHCR teams provide information that helps refugee families from Bhutan decide together on whether to seek resettlement to another country. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR reports more Syrian refugees in all neighbouring countries The population seeking safety reached 146,667 but UNHCR knows there are substantial additional refugees UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency […]
UNHCR is appealing to the Government of Bangladesh to ensure that NGO assistance continues to be provided to unregistered people from Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Last Thursday, three non-governmental organizations… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Hundreds of Syrians uprooted every day as conflict continues With no let up in the violence in Syria, more and […]
With armed violence raging in Syria’s most populous city, thousands of frightened residents are seeking shelter in schools, mosques and public buildings. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and other national… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR delivers aid to over 30,000 displaced people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state In Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, more […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, today expressed his growing concern for the dramatic numbers of people who are fleeing their homes in Syria. “With the spread of deadly… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Benfica and UNHCR score for needy in Mali and Kenya refugee camp Benfica beat Luis Figo’s side […]
UNHCR is very concerned by the loss of life we are seeing in maritime incidents in the Caribbean among people trying to escape difficult conditions in Haiti. On Tuesday July 10, a woman drowned when a… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR puts priority on health for refugees flooding into South Sudan UNHCR and […]
UNHCR welcomes the prompt and efficient action of the Croatian Coast Guard yesterday (2nd July) in rescuing 65 people adrift on a boat in the Adriatic. The boat was spotted drifting off the Croatian island… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency
On Wednesday, more UNHCR staff returned to Myanmar’s Rakhine State to help address immediate humanitarian needs there. An earlier team had gone back on 20 June, joining others of our staff who never left. We… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency The relevance of Jean-Jacques Rousseau 300 years after his birth The life and work […]
Plucked from an Ethiopian refugee camp, two Somali women get a rare chance at higher education. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR gears up for humanitarian response in Myanmar Following the sudden escalation of violence some 10 days ago, the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state remains tense. The efforts of Myanmar authorities to restore […]
UNHCR Rwanda Refugee Bulletin, Issue No.5 Rwanda copes with its first refugee influx since 2009. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR strengthens its presence in Dadaab refugee complex As part of our efforts to ensure continuity of life-saving services for more than 460,000 refugees in the Dadaab refugee complex in north-eastern Kenya, we opened […]
