After months of shuttle diplomacy, the Coordination of Movements for Azawad (CMA), the main rebel coalition in northern Mali, officially signed a peace agreement in Bamako on 20 June. The Mali government and the Algiers Platform, a coalition of pro-government armed groups, had already signed the dea...

Somalia's refugee exodus crossed a new threshold this past week, with more than a million people now having fled the country for the surrounding region, according to the latest UNHCR data. The most recent arrivals continue to cite insecurity and dwindling food resources as the main reasons for their...

It was with sadness that UNHCR learned yesterday of the drownings of some 47 Ethiopians in a boat capsizing incident on Lake Malawi. The exact number of deaths has not been determined. According to the reports we received, villagers around the lake found a dead body on Monday and buried it. On Tues...

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.