UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt has been commemorating World Refugee Day with Syrian refugees in Turkey, which has overtaken Pakistan to become the world's largest refugee-hosting nation with more than 1.77 million in urban areas and government-run camps. The Special Envoy and UN High Com...

Chisinau, Moldova – Yesterday’s unprecedented decision by the European Union (EU) to offer Temporary Protection to Refugees fleeing Ukraine will provide immediate protection in the EU for Ukrainians and third country nationals with refugee or permanent residence status in Ukraine.

Ministry of Immigration and Population officials have confirmed that “extended” census data collection would officially end next week, with populations in Kachin and Rakhine states that were left out of the original count almost certain to miss out again. The confirmation comes despite reports th...

Myanmar will use a US$24.3 million (K38.7 trillion) loan from Thailand to help develop Myawady in Kayin State as a hub of border trade in the East-West Economic Corridor of the Greater Mekong sub-region. “This loan will be used in a project supervised by the Construction Ministry to upgrade Myawa...