Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2017
Jun 14, 2016, at 03:49 am
New York, June 13 (Just Earth News):On his first visit to Kenya, the chief of the United Nations refugee agency received assurances from the African country that the return of refugees to Somalia would not contravene international obligations.
May 14, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Armed clashes between illegal groups fighting for territory in western Colombia are driving a growing number of mostly Afro-Caribbean and indigenous peoples from their homes in Chocó department, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday, calling on all parties to the conflict to guarantee the safety of the civilian population.
UN refugee agency appoints Cate Blanchett as global Goodwill Ambassador
May 03, 2016, at 01:03 pm
New York, May 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Monday announced the appointment of Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador.
UN refugee agency concerned about restrictions on Iraqis in displacement camps
Mar 12, 2016, at 02:05 pm
New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Concerned about hampering the rights of displaced Iraqis seeking shelter in camps, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday urged the Government to set up clear procedures and special facilities for screening people that are separate from camps established to provide shelter and humanitarian aid.
In Jordan, UN refugee agency chief urges greater efforts to end Syria conflict
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:53 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The international community must make greater efforts to end the conflict in Syria or risk prolonging the world's biggest humanitarian crisis for many years to come, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said during a trip to the region.
Central Africa: UN refugee agency condemns attack on camp in Batangafo
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following a killing and revenge attack on a camp for internally displace people in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Batangafo, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern about the spreading insecurity in the country and condemned the violent attack on the camp.
Central Africa: UN refugee agency condemns attack on camp in Batangafo
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following a killing and revenge attack on a camp for internally displace people in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Batangafo, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed concern about the spreading insecurity in the country and condemned the violent attack on the camp.
Thousands flee Syria for Turkey, escaping aggression between rival military forces UN refugee agency
Jun 17, 2015, at 09:06 pm
New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): New fighting in northern Syria has forced 23,135 refugees – some 70 per cent of whom are women and children to flee across the border into Turkey's Sanliurfa province, the United Nations refugee agency reported on Tuesday.
UN refugee agency says 'over a million' may already be displaced by eastern Ukraine violence
Feb 07, 2015, at 04:11 pm
New York, Feb 7 (IBNS) Nearly 1 million people may have now been displaced by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, with the recent upsurge in violence causing massive destruction of buildings and infrastructure, the collapse of basic services and a spike in the numbers fleeing fighting, the United Nations refugee agency reported on Friday.
UN refugee agency launches campaign to eliminate statelessness within 10 years
Nov 05, 2014, at 03:12 pm
New York, Nov 5 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday launched a global campaign aimed at ending within a decade the problem of statelessness – a legal limbo for the more than 10 million people worldwide who lack a nationality and the human rights protections that go with it.
UN concerned over South Sudanese refugees flooding in Ethiopia
May 07, 2014, at 04:57 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): Waves of South Sudanese women and children are fleeing across the Ethiopian border, with more than 11,000 people crossing in the past 72 hours, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said confirming that UN agencies and humanitarian partners are rushing food and medical supplies to the site.