Land migration in Africa twice as deadly as Mediterranean, says UNHCR
While the Mediterranean Sea remains a deadly route for migrants attempting to reach the European Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that … Read more
While the Mediterranean Sea remains a deadly route for migrants attempting to reach the European Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned that … Read more
With roughly 5,000 people leaving the country each day, the exodus from Venezuela is expected to reach 5 million in the coming months, UN … Read more
With tens of thousands of people fleeing an air and ground offensive in northeast Syria that started last week, aid workers are rushing to provide … Read more
On the sixth anniversary of a shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa that claimed at least 368 lives, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi … Read more
Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said, in an appeal to host countries to back more inclusive policies … Read more
The heads of the two key UN agencies championing refugees and migrants have called for an end to their “arbitrary detention” across Libya, following an … Read more
The African Union condemned an airstrike that hit a detention center for migrants in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people.
In a statement, … Read more
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry lamented what it described as the “politicisation” of the death of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
In a statement posted on its … Read more
The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally last year – the highest number in the UN refugee agency’s almost … Read more
Amid ongoing conflict in and around the capital, UNHCR spokesperson Rupert Colville expressed deep concern about the “ghastly conditions” in which migrants and refugees are … Read more
The UNHCR Libya announced another tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea where 63 people are missing after the boat they were on board capsized.
Another 41 … Read more
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, appealed to concerned governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of hundreds of people stranded in the Mediterranean since Saturday aboard … Read more