Rohingya refugees build new homes on new site in Bangladesh
More than 1,700 new arrivals have so far been moved to a zone in Kutupalong Extension.
Visionary Nigerian teacher wins UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Geneva, 18 September 2017 – Zannah Mustapha, a champion for the rights of displaced children growing up amid violence in north-eastern Nigeria to get a quality education, has been named the 2017 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award. Mustapha founded a...
South Sudan refugees in Uganda pass 1 million mark
UNHCR renews call for help
Moving refugees out of the rain in Bangladesh
To beat monsoon downpours, UNHCR is providing tarps to Rohingya as they cross the border from Myanmar.
Bangladesh: UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka as Rakhine crisis deepens
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UNHCR seeks additional support to respond to the Nigeria situation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is launching a supplementary appeal for an additional US$9.5 million to scale up its activities in north-east Nigeria, as a result of an unexpected surge in self-organized returns of Nigerian refugees since the beginning of the year,...
Mud and rain worsen plight for Rohingya refugees
Thousands of Rohingya refugees living in an informal settlement in Bangladesh need shelter, food and water.
Shelter urgently needed for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence
Officials warn of ‘true crisis’ as an estimated 73,000 Rohingya seek safety in already strained Bangladesh refugee camps.
Afghans dream of stepping out of the shadows with Pakistan ID scheme
Programme aims to provide up to one million undocumented Afghans with identity cards legalizing their stay in Pakistan.