Afghan refugees leave Pakistan over tougher measures on visits home
More than five times the number of Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan in August than in July, the United Nations` refugee office said on Tuesday, seeking to escape harassment in the host nation and stiffer measures on visits home.
Sep 06, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR
Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said in a daily report on events in Iraq.
Aug 05, 2016, 14:47 PM IST
More than 37,000 flee South Sudan for Uganda: UN
More than 37,000 people have fled South Sudan for neighbouring Uganda in the last three weeks following intense fighting between rival troops that left hundreds dead, the UN`s refugee body said Tuesday.
Jul 26, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
Record 65 million people displaced worldwide: UN
Counting Earth`s population at 7.349 billion, the UN said that one out of every 113 people on the planet was now either internally displaced or a refugee.
Jun 20, 2016, 11:03 AM IST
50,000 flee Boko Haram attacks in Niger: UN
The attacks beginning Friday against a military post in Bosso in Niger`s troubled Diffa region killed 26 soldiers.
Jun 07, 2016, 17:24 PM IST
Migrant deaths in Med top 10,000 since 2014: UN
More than 10,000 people have died attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe since 2014, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Jun 07, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Civilians die trying to flee Iraq`s besieged Fallujah
Civilians desperate to flee Fallujah were having to dodge sniper fire from the Islamic State group, which was keen to keep its "human shields" inside the city as Iraqi forces closed in Monday.
Jun 06, 2016, 20:03 PM IST
At least 700 dead after series of shipwrecks off Libyan coast
The boats sank south of Italy on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as the migrants tried to reach Europe in unseaworthy vessels, reports Daily Star.
May 29, 2016, 20:20 PM IST
United Nation ceases migrant transfers to sealed Lesbos camp
The UN refugee agency said on Monday it will no longer transfer newly-arrived migrants on Lesbos to a camp on the island, after Greece began to confine them to the facility as part of the EU-Turkey deal.
Mar 22, 2016, 02:30 AM IST
Asylum guarantees must prevail under EU-Turkey deal: UNHCR
Greece`s capacity to receive people and assess asylum claims must be strengthened for the deal between the EU and Turkey to work while Turkey must give a fair and timely review to those needing protection, the United Nations said on Friday.
Mar 19, 2016, 00:43 AM IST
Over 1 million migrants reach Europe by sea in 2015: UN
Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2015, 09:47 AM IST
EU gets 1 million migrants in 2015, smugglers seen making $1 billion
Almost all those arriving came across the Mediterranean or the Aegean Seas, and half were Syrians fleeing the war.
Dec 22, 2015, 23:54 PM IST
UN says refusing refugees after Paris attacks not 'way to go'
UN have hit back at calls to turn back refugees from Syria.
Nov 17, 2015, 04:51 AM IST
Migrant crisis spurs child statelessness, UN warns
'Several million children are watching their childhoods slip away without the sense of belonging and protection.'
Nov 03, 2015, 15:09 PM IST
4-5,000 migrants try to board trains in Croatia border town: UNHCR
Between 4,000 and 5,000 migrants were attempting to board trains to the Croatian capital Zagreb Thursday from Tovarnik after crossing the border with Serbia, the UN refugee agency said.
Sep 17, 2015, 13:21 PM IST
UNHCR urges Hungary to allow access for refugees, Serbia can't cope
The United Nations refugee agency voiced shock on Wednesday at Hungary`s turning back of refugees and preventing them from entering the European Union with water cannons and tear gas, noting that many were Syrian families.
Sep 17, 2015, 00:45 AM IST
UN welcomes EU migrant quotas plan, but says not enough
The United Nations on Friday hailed a European Union plan to distribute 160,000 refugees around the continent, but warned it would not be enough and tens of thousands more places are needed.
Sep 11, 2015, 18:13 PM IST
