The conflict in north-eastern Nigeria has left thousands of women widowed. Lacking a formal education, many have been reduced to begging and are unable to feed their children. Working with local widows' associations, the ICRC is providing food for widows and their families, and providing grants that...

More than 4 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries. But as relief organizations cut back on aid, many are moving on. A lucky few are resettled, while others take a more dangerous route. Naomi Conrad reports. Ägypten Kairo syrische Flüchtlinge Behind the luxury gated villas and oversiz...

Less than one-quarter of all land concessions awarded to private companies have actually been developed, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has revealed, as it called on regional governments to move faster on resolving land disputes. More than 6400 companies have been awarded concessions ...

Suzanne Kourma has lived through multiple coups, brutal dictatorships and human rights atrocities in her 80 years in the Central African Republic. None of them were as bad as the violence she’s witnessed over the past two years. Earlier this month, she was forced to flee the village of Bam near the ...

Restaurants selling shawerma, roasted chicken, tabula, and fattoush are on each corner of the street. In the shops, you can find Syrian-made olive oil, halloumi and labenah cheese, and zataar. The zataar is packed into small bags that read: “Egyptian industry made with Syrian hands.” Syrian and Egyp...

The number of Syrians registered as refugees in neighboring countries grew to 554,000 at the end of January from 92,000 in July 2012. In Jordan, according to the government, there are more than 300,000 Syrian refugees, 73,000 of them on the Zaatari camp. In January alone, the United Nations has regi...

Funding for the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless people is becoming increasingly squeezed, with barely more than half of needs being met, and worsening hardship and risks for many refugees, other displaced people and the communities they live among. Six refugee and displacement situations gl...

Athens, 23 April 2016 PRESS RELEASE The Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction (Alternate Minister for Migration Policy) and UNHCR are strengthening their collaboration for the provision of accommodation and assistance to the refugees who are currently in Greece. On Wednesday, 2...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of the Central African Republic on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Flavien Mbata, Minister of Justice, Human Rights, and Keeper of the Seals of the Central African Republic, intr...

Abuja - The Federal Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency in a desperate move to end ongoing fuel scarcity in the country. According to a Naij report, the move will mean that private operators will now be responsible for bringing in 60% of the commodity in second quarter import ...