Juncker wants to tackle migration at February summit Commission president worries meeting of EU leaders will be dominated by Brexit talks. By MAÏA DE LA BAUME 1/20/16, 2:55 PM CET Updated 1/21/16, 12:21 PM CET STRASBOURG — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday that a su...

A meeting of all armed ethnic groups, including the signatories and non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), has resulted in a statement calling for all armed ethnic organizations to have equal and dignified status in the second 21st Century Panglong Conference. The meeting wa...

Lutheran World Federation and the UN Refugee Agency have organized computer trainings for students Ajuong Thok camp for refugees from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Both refugees and members of the South Sudanese host community attend the trainings. The UN Refugee Agency reported in a recent operat...

BERLIN, Germany (UNHCR) – Selwa sighed heavily sitting on a mattress with Renham, her energetic seven-year old daughter. The farmer abandoned her treasured land, livestock, fruit trees and two elder children, to make the dangerous journey from the Ghouta suburbs outside the Syrian capital Damascus, ...

Among thousands of young athletes and participants from all over the world, Lydia, 17, and Dominic, 18, were not representing a country at the IAAF World-U20 Championships in Finland; they ran under the flag of the Athlete Refugee Team, bringing attention to their talent, but also to the global refu...

South Sudan government troops tried to force their way into a United Nations compound sheltering thousands of civilians after taking a key town from opposition rebels, a UN spokesman said. Senior government figures and troops threatened UN staff when they tried to enter the compound at Bor, Marti...