Aid agencies scramble to respond to civilian exodus in north-east Syria
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
UN refugee chief calls on EU to restore search-and-rescue operations.
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
UNHCR warns more than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education
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
Renewed commitment to Mediterranean rescues encouraging, but ‘overriding priority’ must be ‘lasting peace’, say UN officials
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
African Union and UNHCR call for probe of Libya airstrike on detention center for migrants
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 accuses UHCHR of politicising Morsi’s death
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
More than 70 million displaced people worldwide, says UNHCR
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
Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres
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
Photo Story: Angelina Jolie in Colombia
A handout photo made available by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) shows Special Envoy Angelina Jolie speaking with children, who fled Venezuela, in
UNHCR – 63 people missing after boat capsizes close to Libya
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 to Malta and Italy – Bring Aquarius passengers to land, deal with wider issues later
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