Protecting refugees in Europe: UNHCR calls for a ‘year of change’
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday […]
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UNHCR appeals to Eritrea over refugee camp closure
The UN’s main refugee agency launched a formal appeal to the government of Eritrea not to close the country’s only refugee camp. The Umkulu refugee […]
More than 100 Arab migrants and refugees ‘missing’ in Algeria
More than 100 Arab citizens are missing after seeking shelter in Algeria and others stranded at the border with Niger, The UN refugee agency said […]
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak spreads to eastern ‘no-go’ zone surrounded by rebels
Rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is escalating inside the vast country’s Ebola-hit North Kivu province, putting millions at risk, the […]
Freedom of choice is crucial for refugee returns, UNHCR official stresses
Refugees should never be pressured to decide if they should return to their home countries, a senior UN official has said. The statement was made […]
UN agencies plead pardon for Sudanese teen Noura who killed her rapist
Three UN agencies – UN Women, UNHCR and UNFPA – have called on the Sudanese government to grant clemency to a 19-year-old woman sentenced to […]
UN resumes evacuation of migrants from Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started the evacuations of migrants from Libya to Niger for resettlement in third countries. The UN […]
France issues travel warning for Cameroon’s Anglophone regions
The French government on Monday declared Cameroon’s Anglophone regions a ‘no-go’ area and warned its citizens against all but essential travel to areas like the […]
UN seeks $80 million to support refugees in Ethiopia
Two United Nations humanitarian agencies are jointly seeking $80 million to provide food assistance to refugees in Ethiopia, which hosts the second largest number of […]
DR Congo: Flaring tensions could ‘plunge Kasai region into new violence,’ UN warns
The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that ongoing instability in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) poses a grave […]