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A new report jointly issued by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals a significant increase in the issuance of study, work, family reunification and sponsorship permits to refugees by OECD countries and Brazil. more
UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants

New York: In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is proving to be one of the most important geopolitical phenomena of the c ...

Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR

New York: The head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR, is calling on the international community to urgently increase support for new arrivals crossing the border from Sudan.

South Sudan: ‘Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’, UNHCR says

New York: Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since Augus ...

UNHCR: A record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide

New York: The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 m ...

UNHCR chief condemns ‘discrimination, violence and racism’ against some fleeing Ukraine

New York: The head of UN refugee agency UNHCR, spoke out on Monday against the “ugly reality” that some refugees fleeing across the Ukraine border, and Third Country Nationals ...

UNHCR chief calls for mechanism to deal with ‘unprecedented’ displacement in Mexico and Central America

New York: Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central ...

UNHCR recommends the end of refugee status for Ivorians by June

New York: Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their ref ...

Keep borders open, UNHCR tells neighbours of Afghanistan

Geneva/UNI: The UN refugee agency has called on countries neighbouring Afghanistan to keep their borders open in light of the evolving crisis in the South Asian nation.

Forced displacement at record level, despite COVID shutdowns: UNHCR

New York: The number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, rose last year to nearly 82.4 million people, a further four percent increase on top of th ...