Tag: UNHCR

UNGA71: country leaders ‘formally’ recognise refugees, migrants rights

The New York declaration lacks details on some implementation mechanisms, says researcher

Menan Khater Menan Khater

UNHCR spokesman: EU must do more for refugee children

Children make up nearly half of refugees worldwide. DW's Kathleen Schuster spoke…

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UNHCR is saddened by incident involving Oromo people seeking asylum: Argaz

The UNHCR says it has granted asylum to a "fair number" of…

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2 Ethiopians reportedly set themselves on fire in front of Cairo’s UNHCR office

The UNHCR statement did not provide information about the alleged protest that…

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Internally displaced in South Sudan growing

A cease-fire called by South Sudan’s leadership seemed to be holding on…

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UNHCR report: Worsening refugee situation in Africa

The recent refugee crisis in the Arab world and Europe has taken…

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Prominent Egyptian rights lawyers shortlisted as UN Rapporteurs for extrajudicial violations

El-Shorbagy, Amin are the first Egyptians to make it to the shortlist…

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UNHCR turns to Egypt Post for distribution of cash assistance

Agreement is expected to benefit 30,000 refugees through 3,000 post offices: Al-Saghir

Mohamed Alaa El-Din Mohamed Alaa El-Din

UN’s Ban Ki-moon picks Italy’s Filippo Grandi to head UNHCR

Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi is to head the UN refugee agency, succeeding…

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Canadians call on government to bring in more Syrian refugees

Canadian mayors, provincial premiers and federal opposition parties, as well as numerous…

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