The Latest Breaking News from UNHCR

Officials say four planes carrying aid for Pakistani flood victims from the UN refugee are arriving in this impoverished Islamic nation

Egypt requested on Thursday an increase in finances from developed countries to address climate change in countries that currently suffer from fires, high temperature and floods. Egypt is hosting the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh in November. Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad…

Can refugees who feel threatened in their home nation be deported? What are the government’s obligations?  

Dispute over the jurisdictions to handle Lebanon’s problematic file of the return of Syrian refugees erupted on Thursday between caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar and caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Sharafeddine. During a meeting chaired by outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati to handle the return of Syrian…

Five-year-old child reportedly died of scorpion sting after nearly 40 Syrians spent a month marooned between Greece and Turkey

The African country has been lauded as an ideal location for migrants diverted from the UK, but a ‘sinister’ and secretive government awaits them

Boat was carrying 80 passengers of which 50 are still missing, UN’s refugee agency says

Home minister says all refugees with UNHCR cards must register with its TRIS system, but refugees worry about the risk.

The American actor visited the war-torn country in June.