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FRANCE TO TAKE REFUGEES RESCUED FROM LIBYA WHO 'NEED PROTECTION'
France will be the first to welcome African refugees evacuated from Libya to Niger by the United Nations refugee agency, French officials announced Monday... READ MORE›
WHY GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ON REFUGEES MATTERS
Over the past six years, the cost of hosting 1.3 million Syrian refugees has exceeded 2 billion annually... READ MORE›
UN REFUGEE CHIEF TELLS US ITS FUNDING 'VITAL'
The United Nations is struggling to cope with the biggest refugee crisis since World War II, with 65 million people on the move... READ MORE›
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OPINION THE REFUGEE CRISIS ISNT A EUROPEAN PROBLEM
Countries will set their own targets, but for the United States and Canada, for example, a minimum of 25,000 Syrian refugees is a good place to start... READ MORE›
THE SINGULAR LIFE OF A SYRIAN REFUGEE IN JAPAN
As of 2015, Japan has granted refugee status to six Syrians. Will that change?... READ MORE›
NEW YORK BOY ASKS BARACK OBAMA TO SEND 5-YEAR-OLD SYRIAN REFUGEE TO HIS HOUSE SO HE CAN BE PART OF FAMILY
The President quoted the letter to world leaders gathered at this week's United Nations Summit on Refugees, saying We should all be more like Alex... READ MORE›
HOW MANY ASYLUM SEEKERS SNEAK INTO CANADA? NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE
Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, Canada generally does not accept refugee claimants coming in via the U.S., but there are exceptions... READ MORE›
CANADA TO JOIN WITH UN, GEORGE SOROS TO EXPORT PRIVATE REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP
Canada to join with UN, U.S. billionaire to export private refugee sponsorship... READ MORE›
SWITZERLAND JOINS DENMARK IN SEIZING ASSETS FROM REFUGEES TO COVER COSTS
Information sheet given to Syrian refugee shows seizure of assets over a limit of 1,000 Swiss francs, says Swiss news programme... READ MORE›
WORLD LEADERS ACCUSED OF SHAMEFUL FAILURE OVER REFUGEE CRISIS
Almost 4 million people displaced from Syria have registered with the UN high commissioner for refugees... READ MORE›
TURKEY BLOCKS SYRIAN REFUGEES FROM RESETTLEMENT IN THE US - FOR HAVING DEGREES
More than 1,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey have been blocked from resettlement in the US and other countries because they have university qualifications... READ MORE›
13 PHOTOS OF THE CHILDREN CAUGHT IN NO-MAN'S-LAND BETWEEN GREECE AND MACEDONIA
These men are heartless said one Syrian refugee on Macedonia's police Rose is an online news reporter for The Independent... READ MORE›
THE REFUGEES ARE HERE, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
Grandi repeated the same desperate plea his organization has made since the first wave of Syrian refugees started These are people that flee from danger... READ MORE›
HOW THE WORLD'S FORCIBLY DISPLACED REFUGEES ADD UP
This tiny orange dot tells you a lot about Australia's stance on refugees and asylum seekers... READ MORE›
'MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MISSING' IN SCHOOL AID FOR SYRIANS
Funding gaps prevented 500,000 Syrian children in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey from attending school in 2016, HRW says... READ MORE›
NUMBER OF SYRIAN REFUGEES CLIMBS TO MORE THAN 4 MILLION
This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation Antonio Guterres the United Nations high commissioner for refugees said in a statement... READ MORE›
65M PEOPLE WERE FORCIBLY DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES LAST YEAR
World Refugee Day 65M people were forcibly displaced from their homes last year... READ MORE›
WEST TO ACCEPT MORE SYRIAN REFUGEES
Syrian war western countries to accept more refugees... READ MORE›
ANGELA MERKEL 'HAD TO EXPLAIN' THE GENEVA CONVENTION TO DONALD TRUMP
The chancellor regrets the US government's entry ban against refugees and the citizens of certain countries, Ms Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement... READ MORE›
UK TO TAKE UP TO 20,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES OVER FIVE YEARS, DAVID CAMERON CONFIRMS
But Cameron insisted Britain would not be involved in any EU-wide refugee quota system or help with refugees already in Europe... READ MORE›
WHO WELCOMES THE MOST REFUGEES? MOST MISTAKENLY THINK IT'S THE WEST, SURVEY SAYS
Earlier this year, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order capping the total number of refugees allowed in the United States to 50,000 this year... READ MORE›
REJECTING MUSLIM REFUGEES ENCOURAGES ISIS, UN REFUGEE HEAD SAYS
Refugee movements are not the cause of terrorism, says Antonio Guterres, the outgoing UN High Commissioner for Refugees... READ MORE›
ANGELINA JOLIE PITT: REFUGEE SYSTEM BREAKING DOWN
But Ms Jolie Pitt said that Europe was only a fraction of the global refugee problem ... READ MORE›
WE INVITED AN ASYLUM SEEKER TO A Q&A SESSION ON FACEBOOK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT...
In the Asia-Pacific region, for example, few countries provide effective protection to refugees and conditions for people seeking protection are very difficult, the council says... READ MORE›
'INHUMANE' POLICE THROW FOOD AT CROWDS OF DESPERATE REFUGEES IN HUNGARY
Many refugees have expressed reluctance about remaining in Hungary, seeking to reach Germany or Austria where they have been welcomed... READ MORE›
NEARLY 200 ASYLUM SEEKERS FEARED DEAD OFF LIBYA COAST
Italy and Libya have moved to boost cooperation in recent months in an attempt to curb the issue... READ MORE›
COMMENT: MISINFORMATION ABOUNDS AS SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS INTENSIFIES
The Australian Government's newly found humanitarianism on Syrian refugees should be welcomed as it reflects genuine concern and compassion within the Australian community... READ MORE›
NUMBER OF REFUGEES FORCED TO FLEE CONFLICT HITS A RECORD 59.5 MILLION
Around 42,500 men, women and children became refugees, asylum seekers or were displaced every day last year, a study by the United Nations agency UNHCR found... READ MORE›
HUNGARY PASSES BILL TO DETAIN ALL ASYLUM SEEKERS
Under the new legislation, asylum seekers entering Hungary and those already in the country will be detained or moved to the container camps... READ MORE›
INSIDE THE LARGEST SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP
What started as a cluster of UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees tents turned into the ninth biggest city in Jorday with over 81 000 inhabitants... READ MORE›
UN ORDERS 30,000 IKEA FLAT-PACK REFUGEE SHELTERS
Previous Next Hide Grid Sweden's IKEA has received its first order for temporary flat-pack refugee shelters... READ MORE›
FACTS AND QUOTES ABOUT FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE
World Refugee Day 2017 Facts And Quotes About Forcibly Displaced People... READ MORE›
UN'S NEW REFUGEE AGENCY HEAD SAYS EUROPE COULD DO MORE
Speaking to the BBC's Quentin Somerville, Mr Grandi said Europe can absorb more genuine refugees if it would be better organised among the different member-states... READ MORE›