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World Refugee Day is celebrated across the globe amid record displacement of 70 million people

On June 20th, World Refugee Day is celebrated around the world to honour the...

OECD reveals humanitarian aid in 2018 decreased for world’s neediest countries

Foreign aid from official donors in 2018 fell 2.7% from 2017, with a declining share...

[Infographic] Refugee Energy Needs in Kakuma I

Check out our latest infographic about the energy needs for refugees in Kakuma I: ...

New survey finds a quarter of refugees in Libyan detention centre are malnourished

Almost a quarter of 300 refugees, migrants and asylum seekers held in a Libyan detention...

Dozens missing as boat capsizes off the coast of Djibouti

A migrant boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti. The International Organisation...

Over 145,000 Rohingya refugee children return to school in Bangladesh

More than 145,000 refugee children are now attending UNICEF-supported learning centres....

Severe flooding in Syria displaces thousands of families

Flash flooding, caused by unusual heavy rainfall, has forced over 12,000 to abandon...

EU humanitarian initiative helps over 1.5 million refugees in Turkey

Over 1.5 million refugees in Turkey have been helped by an EU funded programme.  ...

Mental health support should be a priority for Refugees

While major physical epidemics, such as viral diseases receive major recognition and...

Bogota day care centre helps at-risk Venezuelan children cope with the adaptation process

According to a report from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Venezuelan children...

Death toll from migrant Mediterranean Sea route to Europe surpasses 2,000

In recent years the Mediterranean Sea has proven to be the deadliest sea route for...

The American Red Cross and their strive to help migrants

Over the years, the Red Cross and Red Crescent teams have worked to help migrants...

Education programme for young refugees in Chad making positive impact

According to a report from TheirWorld, refugees in Chad are being trained as teachers...

Ethiopia-Eritrea border sees families reunited after 20 years

A month after its opening, the Ethiopia–Eritrea border is bustling and filled...

UNHCR increases aid to Venezuelan migrants in Colombia

With over 4,000 Venezuelans entering Colombia each day, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)...

Upcoming winter weather poses threat to refugees around the world

Refugees from Syria, Iraq, and in Greece face the threat of freezing temperatures...

Donations to UNRWA help keep Palestinian students in school

International donors pledged $118 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...

Largest EU humanitarian programme provides aid to 1.4 million refugees in Turkey

Two years after the launch of the largest humanitarian relief programme in European...

Overcrowding of refugee reception centres in Greece pose serious risk to children

Overcrowding in Greek island reception centres for refugees and migrants has made...

Sharp rise in proportion of migrants dying in Mediterranean, says UN

Despite the decline in migration to Europe since its peak in 2015-16, the proportion...

Over half of all refugee children are missing out on an education

The United Nations has warned that over half of the world’s school aged refugees...

Displacement in sub-Saharan Africa reached a new high in 2017

According to UNHCR the number of people in sub-Saharan Africa who were forcibly displaced...

Refugee health services are on track despite record-breaking displacement, says UN Refugee Agencies

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s latest Annual Public Health Overview,...

UN and NGOs boost support to Central America amid migrant crisis

International organisations are increasing their support to the migration crisis in...

1.7 Nigerians have been displaced and the situation is deteriorating

About 1.7 million people have been displaced due to the deteriorating humanitarian...

Less than 15% of children seeking asylum on the Greek Islands received an education in 2017

A report by Human Rights Watch reveals that asylum-seeking children in Greece are...

Women’s leadership is critical to the future of Niger

After meeting with the Nigerien president, Mahamadou Issoufu, on Saturday, Amina Mohammed,...

The 10 most neglected displacement crises of 2017

Each year the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) releases a list of the ten most neglected...

Conflict and natural disasters displace millions of girls in East Africa

A recent report by World Vision titled ‘Girls on the Move’ has found that...

Plant trees to benefit refugees and host communities, urges UN

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called for more trees to be planted...

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