Protect people ‘fleeing war, violence’, UN refugee agency urges Poland

New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday encouraged Poland to fall in line with its international obligations, and allow asylum seekers access.

Rohingya cannot become ‘forgotten victims,’ says UN chief urging world to step up support

New York, July 12 (IBNS): Painting a grim picture of villages being burned to the ground and other “bone-chilling” accounts he heard from Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar, the UN chief has called on the world to answer their calls for help with real action. 

Victims of Syrian conflict ‘denied any meaningful justice,’ says UN-mandated panel

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The brutal conflict in Syria has not only claimed civilians as unintentional victims but has seen all warring parties deliberately target them with complete impunity employing unlawful methods of warfare, a new report by a United Nations-mandated inquiry on the war-ravaged country has said.