GBITI, Cameroon, August 12 (UNHCR) – Motivated by a sense of solidarity, Bouba Mairama has been a mother figure to many of the thousands of refugees who fled Central African Republic earlier this year and crossed the border to the small town of Gbiti. She provided clothes to replace their rags; she ...

Hundreds of ethnic Kayan in Pekhon Township on Wednesday marked the golden jubilee of the founding of the Kayan National Liberation Army, a rebel militia formed 50 years ago to wage a campaign of armed resistance against Burma’s central government. The golden jubilee celebration was held in Cebu...

n an unfinished building on the outskirts of Cairo that echoes with the clatter of construction, a Syrian instructor walks a class of young refugees through a poetry lesson in the dialect of their war-torn country, hoping to instill knowledge and a sense of community far from home. "When a Syrian...

The government and representatives will draw up a national youth policy aimed at tapping the boundless energy of the country’s young people in national development, officials said on Wednesday. Senior government officials and youth representatives are meeting on August 24 and 25 in Nay Pyi Taw t...

The majority of registered Syrian refugees in Egypt are now classed as severely vulnerable by the United Nations' refugee agency, according to donor briefing documents obtained exclusively by Middle East Eye. The findings, which document need up until September 2015, are part of a recent study la...

Doctors Without Borders reported that a fifth of children suffered from malnutrition at a camp for people fleeing Boko Haram. The militant group has killed over 20,000 people and displaced millions in the region. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Wednesday warned of a "catastrophic humanitarian ...

A leader of the ethnic armed groups that comprise the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) has accused the Burmese government of exaggerating the significance of an agreement made last week that was hailed in state media as a “historic” breakthrough in peace negotiations. On March 31, th...

LAIZA, Kachin State — An alliance of ethnic armed groups wrapping up a meeting in Laiza said they had agreed to make troop repositioning and joint monitoring of a future national ceasefire agreement a priority in their negotiations with the government. The National Ceasefire Coordination Team (NC...

It was more than telling that when asked about directions to reach to "Syrian Street" in the heart of 6th of October City area, a young Syrian gave directions in a perfect Syrian accent. "You will find Syrian Street in front of Al-Hosary Mosque," he said. It is not a coincidence, as Al-Hosary Mosqu...

UNHCR Regional Director for Southern Africa, Valentin Tapsoba, applauds the apprenticeship partnership between UNHCR Zambia and Jewel Of Africa. Jewel of Africa trains refugees and Zambians in Lapidary, a profession specializing in sorting, grading, cutting, polishing and designing of uncut gemsto...