Refugees
UN Fears Aid to Myanmar’s Rohingya Risks ‘Entrenching Segregation’
An aid worker called the remaining 23 sites in Rakhine little more than "concentration camps."
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Hundreds of Thousands Flee Violence in Northeast DR Congo: UN
The UNHCR and its partners are working with the authorities to better understand needs on the ground, but it was...
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Myanmar’s Hardline Monks Rail Against Rohingya and Suu Kyi
Their hostility towards the Rohingya helped whip up public support for a brutal military crackdown nearly two years ago. Some...
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Bodies of Most Migrants Lost in Mediterranean Remain Unidentified
Less than a third of over 15,000 migrants that have died in the Mediterranean sea on the way to Italy...
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Dozens of Migrants Stranded Off Tunisia for 15 Days: UN
Dozens of migrants rescued in international waters off Tunisia are still stranded 15 days later as authorities refuse to allow...
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Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Camp Forced to Destroy Homes
Keen not to encourage Syrian refugees to settle permanently, the Lebanese government directed them to build shelters only with timber...
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UN Attacks ‘Ghastly’ Conditions in Libya Migrant Detention Centers
UN spokesman Rupert Colville warned that the conditions there "amount to inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and may also...
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Migrants Arrested After Brawl, Clashes With Bosnian Police
Twenty migrants were arrested Wednesday after a brawl among themselves and later with Bosnian police left around a dozen injured.
Read moreLibya Migrant Detention Centers Cramped, Lack Food [MSF]
Doctors Without Borders slammed conditions in detention centres in Libya where would-be refugees are malnourished and cooped up with health...
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UN Food Agency Reaches Frontline Yemen Districts for First Time
The frontline district controlled by the Houthi rebels has been under siege by the opposing Saudi-backed government coalition, making it...
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Evacuation of Syria’s Desperate Al-Hol Camp Begins
Conditions in the camp were previously deemed "extremely critical" by the U.N.'s food program, as disease and malnutrition have plagued...
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Tunisia Stops Rescued Migrants From Coming Ashore
Tunisian authorities were stopping 75 migrants saved at sea from coming ashore, according to a rights group and the captain...
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Migrants Dreaming of US Brave Hellish Panamanian Jungle Odyssey
Some have died on the way, pregnant women lost their babies and one Haitian was shot in the arm, yet...
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Detained Migrants, Babies Saved From Libya Clashes in Airlift to Rome
"After months spent in desperate conditions in detention centers," and trapped by renewed fighting in the North African country, many...
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Children Suffering ‘Severe’ Trauma as 700,000 Face Displacement in Syria’s Idlib
“These are signs of severe distress that, without support, children may carry with them for the rest of their lives."
Read moreAs Conditions Worsen, Almost 300 Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast
Their already precarious situation has worsened since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an assault on Tripoli on April 4, seeking to...
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Nearly 8,000 Refugees Return to Syria Since Start of 2019: UN
While the country’s devastating conflict continues to wind down, returnees can face a whole host of obstacles, such as a...
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UN Agency For Palestinians Rejects US Call to Dismantle It
"The fact that UNRWA still exists today is an illustration of the failure of the parties and the international community...
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3 Million People Have Fled Venezuela Since 2015: UN
An estimated three million people have fled the crisis in Venezuela since 2015, most of whom should be considered refugees.
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Some 250,000 Rohingya Refugees Receive First IDs: UN
The U.N. has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards.
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