The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said that 600 illegal migrants have been rescued off Libya’s western coast. A total of 11,891…
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United Nations Human Rights Commission has accused South Sudan’s political and military leaders of fuelling inter-communal violence leading to the death of hundreds of locals. At…
Two UN agencies – the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) – has made an appeal for about $266 million…
No fewer than 250 people died in a flare-up of violence between communities in Sudan’s Darfur region over the past week, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)…
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it rescued 132 illegal immigrants off the western Libyan coast. The UNHCR tweeted that “132…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has resumed evacuation flights from Libya to Niger for refugees and migrants, which have provided a crucial lifeline…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said over 50,000 people have fled intensified fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu…
At least five boats carrying nearly 400 people attempted to flee Libya during the previous 48 hours, IOM said earlier Monday.
The health ministry’s emergency preparedness manager, Dr. Mathew Tut, said the two infected people were South Sudanese and in their 20s.
The latest influx follows bloodshed in the Nigerian states of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara, UNHCR said. Overall, Niger hosts more than half a million refugees, from Mali and Burkina Faso as well as Nigeria, a recent UN report said.