Inrecentyears,tensofthousandsofrefugeeshavebecometrappedinGreece,whichisstillstrugglingtomoveonfromaneconomicdepression.Asthepeakoftherefugeecrisisappearstobeov
ProtestersmarchedinSpain'scapitalSaturdaytodemandtheconservativegovernmentfulfillitspledgetogivesheltertorefugeesfromwar-torncountrieslikeSyria.Bravingtemperatu
ThereisnomilitarysolutiontotheconflictinAfghanistanthatisforcingrecordnumbersofpeoplefromtheirhomes,UnitedNationsSecretaryGeneralAntonioGuterressaidonWednesday,
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday called for a massive increase in places available for refugees in Third World countries, and urged governments around the world to step up and deliver places for refugees as they have committed.
UNHighCommissionerforRefugeesFilippoGrandionMondaycalledforamassiveincreaseinplacesavailableforrefugeesinThirdWorldcountries,andurgedgovernmentsaroundtheworldto
TheinfluxofSouthSudanrefugeesinUgandaisforcingthegovernmenthereandinternationalpartnerstore-thinkwhathasbeencalledoneoftheworld'smostfavorablerefugeepolicies.Ac
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday received five million US dollars in food aid from the Chinese government in Kakuma refugees camp in northern Kenya.
Itisestimatedthatover28,000SouthSudaneserefugeesarrivedinSudanduringthefirsthalfofMay2017,accordingtoareportfromtheUNHCR.Therecentinfluxofrefugeesmeansthatatota
TheUnitedNationsMigrationAgency(InternationalOrganizationforMigration,IOM)saidFridaythat1,530migrantsandrefugeesdiedcrossingtheMediterraneanin2017.TheIOMreports
TheGermanFederalOfficeforMigrationandRefugees(BAMF)hasreviewedover1,000grantedasylumapplicationsandfoundupto15percenttobefaulty,GermanmediareportedThursdaybased
US officials have stopped screening refugees on Nauru for potential resettlement, Australia has confirmed.
The recent temporary entry ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries has been rejected by traditional U.S. allies.
New Zealand Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse left for Malaysia Tuesday to oversee the selection of refugees for resettlement to New Zealand and to speak with United Nations refugee agency officials.
Germany's arch conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party, a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, wants to close off the Mediterranean Sea route for migrants by sending them back to Africa rather than allowing them to stay in Europe.
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UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said Monday a total of 50,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan will leave the country and head to other countries.
Last fall, Barcelona named itself the "Refugee City," proudly unveiling a plan to help Spain fulfill its commitment to the European Union to resettle 9,323 refugees within two years. The plan, which expanded social programs, counseling services, education, and housing for refugees, was meant to push Spain into quick action on the global crisis.