Migrants and Refugees
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Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
The year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the…
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‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi
The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter…
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Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis
Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international…
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UN migration agency forced to restructure amid significant budget cuts
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is undertaking “essential structural adjustments” at its Geneva headquarters and globally, in response to…
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Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation
Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home…
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DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is literally buckling”, the…
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Ukrainians continue to flee the frontline, as war stretches into fourth year
Communities on the frontline of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are being killed, injured and displaced on a daily basis,…
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Syria: UN scales up aid deliveries as regional fighting continues
UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact…
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Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic…
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Peace by chocolate: One Syrian refugee family’s journey to sweet success
Cacao, sugar and butter are part of the recipe for chocolate, more specifically, Peace by Chocolate – a company started…
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