Refugees
Number of Internally Displaced People Worldwide Hits Record High
"It is really a mind-boggling figure," NRC chief Jan Egeland told reporters in Geneva.
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Eight Migrants Die Under ‘Inhumane Conditions’ in Yemen: UN
Eight Africa migrants have died in makeshift camps in war-hit Yemen, the U.N. said Thursday, warning thousands were living under...
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Escalation in Syria’s Idlib Displaces Nearly 140,000: UN
Fighting in Syria's Idlib has displaced 140,000 people, the U.N. said, as the regime and its ally Russia have stepped...
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More Than 7,000 Syrians Leave Camp Near Jordan Border: UN
In January, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said eight children had died at the camp due to winter cold and...
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Gangs Taking Control of Bangladesh Rohingya Camps, Report Warns
Criminal gangs and militants are increasing their grip on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, committing killings and abductions with "impunity."
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From Sudan to Libya, Nightmare For Migrants Continues
"I fled one war only to find another war," sighed Alawia, a mother in her forties.
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Four Years On, Migration Crisis Stokes Desperation On Greece’s Lesbos
The residents of Lesbos have grown tired of their role at the center of Europe's migration crisis, while those trapped...
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A ‘Tragic Life’ For The Displaced in Syria’s Al-Hol Camp
At least 140 people, mainly children, have died en route to Al-Hol or shortly after arriving since December.
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Widespread Misery: the EU Continues to Erode the Rights of Refugees
"Europe is neither providing sufficient support to refugees in Syria’s neighboring countries, nor giving people necessary protection within its borders."
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Bangladesh to Move Rohingya to Remote Island Next Month
The island is one hour by boat from the nearest land and experts said it was too risky to house...
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UN Warns Against Stigmatizing ‘Caliphate’ Children
An estimated 3,000 foreign children are currently housed at the Al-Hol camp, which has taken in most of the massive...
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Climate Change is Projected to Greatly Worsen Refugee Crises. Is the World Prepared?
“The world has not been able to accomodae the few thousand Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe. Therefore, the fate of...
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No Country For Young Children: The Rise of Statelessness Across Europe
Stateless children are denied socioeconomic rights such as education, healthcare, and employment opportunities and civil rights such as freedom from...
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Less Than 5% of Refugee Resettlement Needs Were Met in 2018
Of an estimated 1.2 million refugees in need of resettlement worldwide in 2018, only 55,692 successfully reached host countries, the...
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Surge in Boko Haram Attacks Sends Thousands Fleeing Into Cameroon
“I can’t ever go back there. I barely escaped with my life ... I will die here in Cameroon.”
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Bangladesh Stops More Rohingya Taking Risky Trip to Malaysia
"Rohingya will continue to risk their lives on boats unless there are tangible solutions to their plight," UNHCR spokeswoman Caroline...
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Migrant Girls Targeted in Two Berlin Assaults
Police in Berlin on Sunday were investigating two separate assaults against young girls believed to have been motived by anti-migrant...
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Barely Alive After IS, Syrian Babies Haunted by Malnutrition
They survived the Islamic State group's crumbling "caliphate" by a thread, but skeletal babies streaming into this displacement camp in...
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EU Elections Must Not ‘Paralyze’ Asylum Reform: Commissioner
Avramopoulos touched on fears that the run-up to May's elections to the European Parliament will only harden a years-long impasse...
Read moreGeneral Welfare or Safety: Economic and Social Hardships of Syrian Refugees
Choosing safety and security over general welfare is a common trend for refugees and has the effect of trapping entire...
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