The Latest Breaking News from UNHCR

‘I want to go outside’: First Nauru refugees finally find freedom

Six men held for years after trying to get to Australia by boat look forward to starting new lives in New Zealand.

Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2022

UN to send displaced Ukrainians USDC to convert into local currencies

Aid recipients will get funds in the stablecoin USDC, which can be redeemed at any MoneyGram location.

Fortune · Dec 15, 2022

Costa Rica tightens overwhelmed asylum system

Faced with an overwhelmed asylum system, Costa Rica, one of the world’s great refuges for those fleeing persecution, is tightening its generous policies

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Why does Biden want to buy Venezuelan oil again?

The fix is in. During the Thanksgiving holiday, the Biden administration announced it was quietly reversing policy and allowing limited petroleum imports from Venezuela. The Treasury Department lifted restrictions permitting a six-month deal to ease sanctions so that Chevron petroleum may buy and then ship Venezuelan crude oil to American…

Bangkok Post · Dec 12, 2022

Activists appeal for rescue of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea in leaking boat

Vessel thought to have embarked from Bangladesh is reportedly near Malaysia with 160 people onboard who have no food or water

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

Asylum seekers take to the UN to reclaim inalienable human rights

On Human Rights Day, a sit-in at the UN refugee agency in Geneva gives voice to people detained in Libya.

Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2022

Hundreds of refugees adrift at sea between Bangladesh and Myanmar

During the week of December 5, Rohingya refugees sent messages of distress from boats adrift at sea. Their families have shared videos of the scenes, while human rights activists have called on neighbouring countries like Thailand to take action.

France 24 · Dec 10, 2022

UN urges Southeast Asia governments to rescue stranded Rohingya

About 200 mostly Muslim Rohingya have been drifting for more than a week in the Andaman Sea after their boat broke down.

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022

More than 9,000 flee violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile: UN

Women and children make up the majority of those displaced as a result of the ‘ruthless conflict’ in the region.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile displaces 9,000 -U.N. agencies

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state has killed an unknown number of people and displaced just over 9,000, some of whom are hiding in swamps, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022