Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR
For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria is to return to, and how far their…
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Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency
Only hours earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council that “hell is breaking loose in Lebanon” along the UN-patrolled line of…
World News in Brief: Doha talks on Afghanistan, human rights in Belarus, Rohingya refugees in India, global trade rises
“This morning, we heard views from members of Afghan civil society, women and men, who provided us – the special envoys and…
Welcoming All Refugees and Protecting Their Rights on International Refugee Day
On this day of International Refugee Day, we express our solidarity with the individuals who have been compelled to leave their homes…
Funding is needed to support Sudanese refugees in Chad: UNHCR
Laura Lo Castro, UNHCR‘s representative in Chad, said that expected rains have started in Adre, leaving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees…
Churches help refugees after “ethnic cleansing” in Nagorno-Karabakh
By Evert van Vlastuin (CNE.news) Really sad and really heavy. That is how pastor Craig Simonian responds to the moment that Nagorno-Karabakh…
Germany – EU country with the highest number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum
Germany is the EU country where the largest number of unaccompanied children from Syria and Afghanistan seek asylum
15 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance
15 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance – MEP György Hölvényi together with AVSI Foundation held a conference,…
Ukraine refugees in the EU need more support
Today, Caritas Europa launches its new analysis on the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), based on a survey carried out…
Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the Nobel Prize in Literature: the Academy honours the novelist of the refugee experience
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 has been awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Zanzibar-born, Britain-based novelist, for what the Swedish…