Number of Malian refugees in Niger reaches new high

Number of Malian refugees in Niger reaches new high

GENEVA, Nov 10 (UNHCR)—The number of Malian refugees in Niger has reached its highest level since conflict erupted there in 2012, with thousands fleeing eastern Mali in recent weeks despite the signing of a recent peace accord, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday....
UNHCR delivers vital winter aid in eastern Ukraine

UNHCR delivers vital winter aid in eastern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 9 (UNHCR)—For the first time since the suspension of its activities, the UN refugee agency has delivered vital winter aid including plastic sheeting, timber and thousands of blankets for distribution to up to 12,000 highly vulnerable people in an...
UNHCR provides emergency relief to Yemen cyclone displaced

UNHCR provides emergency relief to Yemen cyclone displaced

GENEVA, Nov 6 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency has provided emergency relief including tents, bedding and cooking utensils to more than 1,600 families displaced by Cyclone Chapala, which struck the Arabian Sea coast of Yemen in recent days sweeping away houses, boats and...
First asylum-seekers relocate from Greece to Luxembourg

First asylum-seekers relocate from Greece to Luxembourg

ATHENS, Greece, Nov 4 (UNHCR)—It was the crack of dawn when 30 asylum-seekers from Syria and Iraq gathered around the departure gate at Athens International Airport on Wednesday, bound for a new life in a new land. The atmosphere was full of expectation. Some could...
Urgent action needed to address child statelessness

Urgent action needed to address child statelessness

Nov 3 (UNHCR) – Thirteen-year-old Joe Hullman dreams of playing baseball in his native Dominican Republic. But because he has no birth certificate or identity papers, he scavenges instead for scrap metal at the San Pedro de Macoris municipal dump. Half a world away in...
The Kids Foraging for a Future

The Kids Foraging for a Future

Joe Hullman looks you in the eye and speaks in Spanish with a calm authority that belies his 13 years. “I am on vacation,” he says, referring to his school’s summer break, before stepping over the carcass of an unidentifiable animal and using a stick to poke and prod...
UNHCR airlifts emergency relief to Algeria flood victims

UNHCR airlifts emergency relief to Algeria flood victims

TINDOUF, Algeria, Oct 30 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency has airlifted emergency aid including tents, blankets and plastic sheeting to distribute to as many as 11,000 refugee families at five camps in southwestern Algeria devastated by heavy rains and flooding....

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