UNHCR : Lawyer Herald

Half Yemeni population is going hungry as violence worsens: WFP

Worsening violence in Yemen has made almost half the country's population "food insecure", with flou...

Apr 16, 2015 10:51 AM EDT

The United Nations refugee agency urged Kenya on Tuesday to reconsider an order to close the teeming...

Apr 14, 2015 09:58 AM EDT

Kenya has given the United Nations three months to remove a camp housing more than half a million So...

Apr 12, 2015 07:31 AM EDT

Two merchant ships and an Italian coast guard vessel went to the rescue of more than 600 migrants wh...

Feb 14, 2015 06:09 PM EST

An estimated 300 people probably died this week after attempting to reach Italy from Libya in stormy...

Feb 11, 2015 06:30 AM EST

Chad's prime minister has appealed for international aid for thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled...

Jan 08, 2015 09:25 PM EST

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to...

Jan 07, 2015 06:36 AM EST

The United Nations has begun to investigate suspected human rights abuses in Eritrea blamed for an e...

Nov 21, 2014 12:18 AM EST

About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts ...

Nov 11, 2014 09:31 PM EST

Citizens in Germany, one of the most sought-after destinations for refugees, should be allowed to ho...

Oct 10, 2014 11:26 PM EDT

Myanmar's national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members of the pers...

Sep 27, 2014 07:57 AM EDT