Myanmar’s political reforms will continue and more changes can be expected after the election next year, but the push towards democracy will be gradual, said a top adviser to the government. “Hopefully, we will have all political parties being involved and hopefully it will be a free election,” s...

Under the new agreement between the two countries, travelers who cross the border from Myawaddy-Mae Sot crossing will be allowed to stay in Mae Sot areas for seven days. The new agreement is effective from October 1, 2016. The Burma Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population and Ministry of In...

The Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party (PSDP) will not compete in the Karen State in the 2020 General Election. Although the PSDP will not contest in the Karen State, it will only have the Karen National Democratic Party (KNDP), a newly merged party of three Karen parties, run in the state, Saw Kyi Li...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Central African Republic - IOM has received CAD 1.024 million from the Government of Canada, through its Global Peace and Security Fund (GPSF) to support ongoing efforts to reduce the incidence of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Central African Republic (CAR), with a particular focus ...

Au Congo-Brazzaville, le secrétaire général du Parti congolais du travail (PCT, au pouvoir), Pierre Ngolo, a ouvert ce dimanche 24 janvier après-midi la quatrième réunion du Comité national d’investiture pour la présidentielle du 20 mars prochain. Les 66 membres de ce Comité doivent livrer demain, l...

The United Nations, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched the Tu Causa es mi Causa campaign to strengthen solidarity, promote integration and mitigate xenophobia against Venezuelans in Peru. The campaign was launched on 13 October in Lima, the main host city o...

The flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants from Venezuela in recent years is the largest population movement in the recent history of Latin America. In the face of this monumental crisis, the reaction of the countries of the region has been exemplary. In recent days, however, violen...

A partir deste mês, as crianças venezuelanas de 6 a 11 anos que participam da estratégia de interiorização do governo federal recebem a cartilha “Viajando por Brasil com Felipe y Elena”. Pela visão dos dois personagens, o brasileiro Felipe, e a venezuelana Elena, o livro apresenta o novo país aos pe...

Brussels, 22 March 2022 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcome the pledges by European Union (EU) Member States and other European States to transfer refugees from Moldova to their territory under the auspices of the EU Solidarity Platform.