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Human traffickers posing as UN staff in Libya- UNHCR

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Libyan authorities to take action…

UN agency condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday condemned the recent aggression against foreigners, including refugees,…

U.S condemns Zambia’s repatriation of Zimbabwe’s asylum-seeker

The U.S. has said it was deeply concerned that Zambia chose to hand over former…

UNHCR alarms as Mediterranean Sea deaths pass 1,500 mark

No fewer than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the…

UNHCR welcomes EU’s deal on Mediterranean migrants’ stand-off

The UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, has given a cautious welcome to…

UNHCR raises alarm on separation of refugee families in Australia

The UN Refugee Agency is concerned over the recent separation of a Sri Lankan refugee…

68.5m people displaced globally- UNHCR

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, said the number of people forced…

UN, ECOWAS say Nigetia records influx of over 20,000 refugees in 1 year

Mr Jose Antonio-Canhandula, Country Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Nigeria, said that…

‘Don’t send Nigerian refugees back to Boko Haram violence’, UN urges Cameroon

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Cameroonian authority…

Cholera kills 40 Congolese in Uganda refugee camps

Cholera outbreak in overcrowded refugee camps in Uganda has killed about 40 people and infected…