Refugees
Hunger and Fighting Persist Despite ‘Peace’ in South Sudan
South Sudan's warring leaders signed another peace deal last month, but while the political elites prepare to carve up power...
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‘Easy to Enter’ Yemen Attracts African Migrants Despite Ongoing Crisis
Despite the widespread insecurity in Yemen, over 200,000 migrants - primarily from countries in the Horn of Africa - have...
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Nearly 2 Million Venezuelans Flee Crisis Since 2015: UN
Nearly two million people have fled Venezuela's economic and political crisis since 2015, according to the United Nations.
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Italian Government Adopts Anti-Migrant Decree
The Italian government adopted a security decree which will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian...
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EU to Talk With Egypt, North Africans to Curb Migrants
EU leaders have agreed to open talks with Egypt and other north African countries as "an important further step" to...
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Aid Groups Push Back Against US Refugee Admission Cuts
Humanitarian organizations that work with refugees are pushing back against a proposal from the Trump administration to reduce refugee admission...
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Bangladesh to Start Moving Rohingya to Isolated Island Next Month
Bangladesh will next month start moving 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island, despite warnings the silty strip is prone...
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More People Internally Displaced in Ethiopia than Syria in 2018 [Report]
More people have been internally displaced in East Africa this year than in any region, new figures from the Internal...
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New UN Rights Chief Decries Abuses of Minorities, Migrants
The new U.N. rights chief decried crackdowns on minorities in countries like Myanmar and China and urged Western countries to...
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Greek Migrant Camp Workers Strike to Protest Overcrowding
Workers at a camp for migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos said Friday they will go on strike to...
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Doctors Without Borders Calls for Migrant Evacuations from Tripoli
Aid group Doctors Without Borders urged the evacuation of thousands of migrants trapped in detention centers in Libya's capital Tripoli.
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10,000 Unaccompanied Minor Migrants in Spain: Madrid
Madrid estimates that 10,000 minor migrants are on Spanish soil alone without their parents and has unblocked $46.5 million for...
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India’s ‘Rohingya Moment’ : Assam Citizenship Issue May Lead to Tragedy
Years of hostility between the Assamese Hindu majority and the Bengali-speaking Muslims may result in a conflict after four million people have...
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Riots, Hunger Strikes Break Out in Libyan Refugee Detention Centers
Riots and hunger strikes have broken out in refugee detainment centers in Libya as conditions there have deteriorated.
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Rohingya Children Could be ‘Lost Generation,’ UNICEF Warns
Rohingya children are being denied access to basic education. Experts warn this could lead to a "lost generation" unable to...
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Displaced Iraqis Don’t Want to Leave Camps to Return Home
Many Iraqi IDPs do not seek to leave camps to return home anytime within the next three months, citing a...
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Jordan Says Can’t Host More Syrian Refugees
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Monday his country has exceeded its capacity to host refugees from Syria and is...
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UN: Myanmar Army Chief Must Be Prosecuted for ‘Genocide’
United Nations investigators called for an international probe and prosecution of Myanmar's army chief for genocide against Rohingya.
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Italy Threatens EU Funding in Migrant Row
Italy's government warned it would pull the plug on EU funding unless it agrees to take some of the 150...
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‘Too Girlish’: Austria Rejects Another ‘Gay’ Asylum Claim
Austria has rejected the asylum claim of an Iraqi who claimed he could not return home because he is gay,...
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