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UN refugee agency

October 24, 2023

ECOWAS, UNHCR sign agreement to deepen refugee protection

He added that the revised MoU included new areas of collaboration that had emerged since the initial MoU between the two institutions in 2001.

ECOWAS and UNHCR
October 10, 2023

WFP resumes food distribution to 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia

WFP has begun distributing food to nearly 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia following an improvement in its refugee operations.

Ethiopian refugees from Tigray
August 9, 2023

Afghan minister discusses refugee issues with UN officials

There are reportedly seven million Afghan refugees worldwide, with the majority of them in Pakistan and Iran.

AFGHAN REFUGEES
July 25, 2023

435 Sudanese children killed, 2,000 wounded in 100 days: UNICEF

UNICEF on Monday reported that no fewer than 435 children had been killed and more than 2,000 others injured in 100 days of fighting in Sudan.

SUDANESE FLEEING
May 30, 2023

Sudan ceasefire extended by five days

A few hours before the end of a fragile ceasefire in Sudan, the warring parties agreed on a five-day extension on Monday.

Sudan war
January 7, 2023

UN kicks against new U.S. immigration rules

According to reports, the reforms will deny migrants the chance to seek asylum in the U.S. if they crossed from Mexico into the U.S. without permission.

An image of UNHCR and Boris Cheshirkov used to illustrate the story
December 7, 2022

80,000 Somali refugees face hunger, cholera outbreak in Kenya: UN

An estimated 24,000 people have arrived at the camp complex since the end of September.

Somali refugees in Kenya
November 17, 2022

Climate Change: UN warns of rising armed conflict in Africa’s Sahel 

The UN gave the warning in a report, ‘Moving from Reaction to Action: Anticipating Vulnerability Hotspots in the Sahel’, published on Wednesday.

August 25, 2022

UN delivers food, other aids to Ukraine amid Russia’s strikes

Since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, there have been 13,560 civilian casualties, with 5,614 deaths, including 362 children and 7,946 people injured.

War ravaged Ukraine
June 20, 2022

Afghan refugee executed in Iran for murder of clerics

An Afghan refugee was executed in Iran on Monday for the murder of two Shiite clerics earlier this year.

Pilgrimage city of Mashhad