Steep increase in deadly boat journeys reflects Rohingyas’ desperation: UNHCR

The steep increase in the number of Rohingya refugees risking their lives to cross the Andaman…

Winter in Ukraine will be worse: UNHCR chief

While the Russian military advance in eastern Ukraine continues to escalate, the UN refugee agency, UNCHR,…

Record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide: UNHCR

The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence,…

“Ugly reality”; Black, Brown people fleeing Ukraine not receiving same treatment as Ukrainian refugees

The head of UN refugee agency UNHCR, spoke out on Monday against the “ugly reality” that some refugees…

UN estimates one million people displaced within Ukraine

The United Nations refugee agency’s (UNHCR) representative in Ukraine has estimated that about a million people…

Flow of Afghans crossing into Pakistan, Iran remains ‘small’: UNHCR

Afghans have not been fleeing in large numbers across the borders to Pakistan and Iran in…

Central African Republic: 200,000 displaced in less than two months

Violence and insecurity related to the recent elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced…

UNHCR warns stateless people risk being left behind in coronavirus response

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging Governments worldwide to pay urgent attention to the plight…