The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement has set to finalize a strategic plan which is designed to implement the country’s National Youth Policy. “After strategic plan for Youth Policy is completed, the ministry will implement it in stages. We will start this year,” said union mini...

Ministryof Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has granted permission to establish fish and prawn farming zones after the Myanmar Fishery Federation (MFF) has submitted a proposal to the authorities, according to MFF. Union Minister Dr. Aung Thu announced the ministry’s approval on the establishme...

Matupi and Kanpetlet townships have 30,055 eligible voters for the by-election in the Chin State, according to the Chin State Election Commission. The Chin State Election Commission's secretary U Linn Kyaw said the voters' lists have been posted in respective townships since October 1 and Matupi...

In an effort to unify all Karen political parties, the first three Karen State based parties came together to form the Karen National Democratic Party (KNDP). The Union Election Commission had approved the party’s registration. Party officials said on February 25th that they got the go ahead from...

Somos Panas Colombia es una iniciativa que busca luchar contra la xenofobia y permitir que los colombianos conozcan las historias de los venezolanos que han llegado al país. En el marco de esta campaña, nació “Crónicas, historias instantáneas”, una convocatoria que pretende mostrar sus experiencias ...

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nestor Popolizio where together in a press conference in Lima, Peru on October 23, 2018. Read the Angelina Jolie complete statement here.

Myanmar Human Right Commission announced on November 4 that they found no unusual activities in polling stations that they observed and that the election met international human rights standards. The commission said they will write a report about it to respective authorities. The commission me...

Rural areas far from the national grid will get electricity through renewable energy sources, says Minister of Electricity and Energy U Win Khine. He said the government will provide electricity to these areas through renewable energy as lower population density and electricity usage may not make...

A survey of Venezuelans who have fled their country has found that half (50.2 per cent) of the families interviewed faced or continue to face specific risks during their journey because of their age, gender, health or other needs, or because they had to make drastic choices to cope, including beggin...

UNHCR has mobilized displaced people to help reach others within their communities and better attend to their most pressing needs.