The Latest Breaking News from UNHCR

As Malaysia faces CEDAW review, women refugees continue to struggle

Continued lack of a legal framework for refugees leaves undocumented women at risk of arrest when they seek medical help

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy to Nato – shoot down Russian missiles in our skies

Lithuanian minister backs strikes on Russia with western arms and says don’t give China leverage over European security. What we know on day 818

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2024

UN urges U.S. to stop forceful deportations of Haitians as the country continues engulfed in chaos

The UNHCR made the call after the country conducted a new deportation flight last week

Latin Times · May 20, 2024

Children, infants missing after Tunis police clear makeshift refugee camps

Police cleared two of the Tunisian capital’s irregular Black migrant camps, busing residents to an unknown location.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2024

Essential supplies running out as RSF paramilitary encircles Darfur’s largest city

The population of El Fasher, which includes thousands of displaced people, is in ‘dire need of food, medicine and water’

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024

UN Launches Fund To Shield Displaced People From Climate Shocks

The United Nations said Wednesday it was launching a new Climate Resilience Fund aimed at boosting protections for "refugees and displaced communities" threatened by climate change.

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2024

Stumbling blocks that could still impede Rwanda deportations

Legal and logistic battles await the UK government’s untested asylum plan now that is has reached the parliamentary finishing line

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

The EU’s new migration pact is intended to neutralise the far right – it risks empowering it

With a heavy focus on deterrence, the agreement shows how far Europe’s centre has shifted to the right, says author Daniel Trilling

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024

Sudanese refugees in Chad unable to access medical care for war injuries

Some people in Ambelia camp waiting for treatment to wounds resulting from ethnic violence last year

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024

EU parliament approves landmark overhaul of asylum rules

The EU parliament on Wednesday adopted a contentious reform of Europe's asylum policies that will harden border procedures and force all the bloc's 27 nations to share responsibility.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2024