24 April 2017 – If nothing is done soon, 20 million people will starve to death over the next six months in South Sudan, Somalia, north-eastern Nigera and Yemen, the United Nations agricultural chief today warned the UN agency's Council. Addressing the opening of the 165th session of the UN Food ...

Over 1 million people have returned to northeast Nigeria since October 2015, often to towns with no basic services, infrastructure or ability for people to rebuild their lives. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is concerned returns are increasing tensions within communities, and tipping the food c...

GBITI, Cameroon, June 6 (UNHCR) – As Ibrahim plays happily in front of his mother in the Cameroonian border town of Gbiti, he looks like any other seven-year-old. But when he turns, visitors are taken aback by a deep scar in his head. The ugly machete wound will be a life-long reminder of his bru...

More than 60 stars, including Malian singer Rokia Traoré and Senegalese musician Babaa Maal have joined refugees, faith leaders and UNHCR to back a petition highlighting the plight of forcibly displaced people. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched a major campaign that asks the world to s...

The Japanese government passed a bill to recruit blue-collar workers on December 8. The Japanese government passed this bill in order to solve its severe shortage of workers. Before the enactment of this bill, Myanmar had sent workers to Japan. Japan has offered to recruit more Myanmar workers...