Refugees

The suffering of children in war-torn Syria “hit rock bottom” in 2016 with the highest number of grave violations against them since verification began in 2014, underscored the United Nations...

Press TV, The United Nations (UN) says the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide in 2015 is on its way to surpassing a previous record of almost 60 million.

Critics call plan to relocate Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to 6,000-acre island "terrible"

Scores of unaccompanied children remain unaccounted for in an increasingly chaotic situation at the Calais refugee camp, where French authorities tried to declare that it would be completely...

Growing anger after some children are placed in foster care – and even a detention centre – because background checks on family members have not been carried out

Governments urged to end ‘most heinous human rights violation’ as report finds widespread sexual exploitation of migrant children in Greece

Recalling the tragic 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States that sparked the global ‘war on terror’ – which has since “lost its way” – the President of Lebanon told the United...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appointed Yusra Mardini – a Syrian refugee who together with her sister swam for three hours in the Mediterranean Sea off...

German police gave news of a deliberate arson attack in one of the refugees temporary shelters in the south-western part of the country.

Dwindling resources could severely jeopardize efforts to provide refugees and displaced persons across the Middle East with essential winter supplies such as thermal blankets and warm clothing, the...

Dark days lie ahead for everybody who cares about human rights, and especially for refugees, but the huge civic opposition and legal challenges we are already seeing show that there is light still....

The European commission has launched a legal case against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in refugees, intensifying a bitter feud within the bloc about how to deal with...

As an Afghan refugee and an only son, Ajab Khan Yaghoubi's entire family relies on him to survive.

Amid worsening famine and cholera in war-torn Yemen, the head of the United Nations migration agency has called for greater humanitarian access to enable relief workers reach those most in need and...

Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concerns over recent public criticism of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the integrity of...

Refugee protection is not a matter of solidarity or generosity, but an obligation under international law, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, detailing five strong appeals to...

The United Nations refugee agency voiced deep concerned at a new law voted by the Hungarian Parliament that could lead to mandatory detention of all asylum-seekers, including many children – for...

UNICEF announced, on the eve of World Refugee Day, the appointment of Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old education activist and Syrian refugee, as its newest – and youngest – Goodwill Ambassador. The...

The head of the United Nations emergency food relief agency today appealed for “regular, unimpeded and sustained” humanitarian access during meetings with senior government officials and partners...

sadly typical of the policies of the Australian department of immigration, whose conduct on Manus Island has been marked by human rights abuses and deliberate cruelty.