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Refugees and internally displaced persons, who now comprise half the Syrian population, will be unable to safely return to Syria until it achieves a political transition towards democracy, a report by a human rights group has stated. According the Syrian Network for Human Rights, atrocious violations are still ongoing in…

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has announced the end of the refugee status given to Ivorians who fled political crises in their country to reside in neighboring Liberia. To mark the occasion, the human rights organisation's Chief Filippo Grandi was in the northeastern town of Buuto on World Refugee…

The digital gallery will shine a light on what home means for people who have been forced to flee from war.

The actor said he hoped to ‘share stories that illustrate the human impact of war and to amplify calls for solidarity’.

The Hollywood actor is hoping to share ‘stories of the human impact of war’ and ‘amplify calls for solidarity’ during his trip

The Côte d’Ivoire government, host countries, and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a repatriation agreement to offer passports to Ivorian refugees around the world in an effort to encourage reintegration.

Death is likelier than ever for migrants who travel across the high seas. And yet they persist.

The plane “to nowhere” — which never took off on Tuesday evening, intended for Rwanda — was just what the Government expected. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, could not be happier with a situation where lawyers and Strasbourg judges (not the EU) are the enemy, rather than the organised criminal…

The United Nations refugee agency has reported that Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, warning the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.