UNHCR
Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya’s return
World
November 25, 2017
Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya’s return
Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take help from the UN refugee agency to safely repatriate hundreds of thousands of…
Sisi approves $15 million grant for Syrian refugees
Egypt
November 23, 2017
Sisi approves $15 million grant for Syrian refugees
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued his 72nd decree of 2017 in Egypt’s Official Gazette on Thursday, approving a grant of…
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
World
October 17, 2017
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half…
Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek Bangladesh hospital aid
World
September 4, 2017
Wounded and ‘afraid,’ Rohingya seek Bangladesh hospital aid
With thousands of Rohingya refugees streaming daily across the swampy border into Bangladesh, one hospital was struggling Monday to treat…
University aims to educate 50,000 refugees worldwide by 2022
Society
August 12, 2017
University aims to educate 50,000 refugees worldwide by 2022
Inspired by the success of a Southern New Hampshire University program that allows hundreds of refugees in Rwanda to access…
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
World
July 14, 2017
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and wounded over 40 others in a small town in northern Cameroon…
UN cites ‘notable trend’ of people returning home in Syria
Middle East
July 1, 2017
UN cites ‘notable trend’ of people returning home in Syria
Nearly a half-million people who were displaced within Syria by the war have returned to their homes, the UN refugee…
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
World
May 8, 2017
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the…
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
World
April 12, 2017
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned the risk that millions of people could starve to death in South Sudan and Somalia and neighboring…
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
Middle East
April 3, 2017
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced…