There are some 6,000 urban refugees in the Niger capital, Niamey. UNHCR hopes that a registration exercise will help the agency pinpoint their needs. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR calls for calm and access to newly displaced people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state With the new influx, overcrowded IDP camps are being stretched beyond […]
UNHCR and the Senegalese government recently launched a campaign to provide biometric ID cards to some 19,000 refugees by year’s end. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Q&A: Swedish diplomat reflects on visit to refugee camp in Niger Jan Knutsson, who just completed his term as chairman of UNHCR’s governing body, discusses his recent trip […]
UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Sudanese villagers face tough choices before fleeing to relative safety in Yida Fighting and food shortages have forced thousands to flee to Yida settlement in South Sudan. The number of arrivals is likely to rise when the rains end. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Displacement in Myanmar’s Rakhine […]
As refugees continue to arrive in Lebanon from Syria, finding shelter is becoming increasingly difficult. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR’s Guterres says global humanitarian crises at levels unmatched in recent history The High Commissioner gives his opening address at the annual five-day meeting of UNHCR’s Executive Committee. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency […]
10000 Syrian Refugees Stuck At Turkish Border Turkey has so far taken in more than 80,000 Syrians, and all nine Turkish refugee camps along the border are full. Until recently, newcomers were being housed in schools, dormitories or sports centers near the border while Turkish authorities scamper … Read more on NPR
John Mpaliza set out from his home town of Reggio Emilia in Italy in July and has visited UNHCR in Geneva en route to Brussels in a 1,600 km walk. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency As influx to eastern Lebanon rises, UNHCR tackles shelter challenge Some 2,200 Syrian refugees arrive in the Bekaa Valley […]
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 […]
Iraqi Refugees: Will the Nightmare Ever End? According to a 2010 report by Refugees International, the U.S. had resettled some 48000 Iraqis in our country. When our last combat troops pulled out of Iraq in August 2010, more than a year after Obama assumed the presidency, 500000 Iraqi refugees … Read more on Huffington Post […]
Sudanese refugees face growing health crisis A Sudanese family rests along a road they have been walking for the past three days, on July 6, 2012 along the border road inside South Sudan. Many refugees have been walking for 4 to 5 days from inside Sudan to get to Yida refugee camp from the Nuba […]
Q&A: Many new refugees call Twin Cities home The United Nations refugee agency reports that Minneapolis and St. Paul have both been among the top five cities for refugee resettlement in the last decade. Read more on Minnesota Public Radio Community comes together to celebrate World Refugee Day Samira Huggien of Rochester, representing refugees from […]
