This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This morning, UNHCR has resumed the voluntary repatriation of tens of thousands of Ivorian refugees from Liberia. The re...

Incumbent Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U T Khun Myat has been elected Thursday morning as the new speaker of the Lower House following the resignation of U Win Myint who is expected to become the country’s next president. The Pyithu Hluttaw has also elected U Tun Aung better known by his name as...

Under tight security, Niger has wrapped up its presidential election. President Issoufou stood his ground as opponents alleged corruption. The atmosphere was tense but peaceful in Niger on Sunday as the presidential polls closed in the landlocked African country. Security was tight at the o...

Under the cover of early morning darkness on April 27, authorities in Mon State affixed signs bearing the name General Aung San to the bridge and opened it to traffic, ending one chapter in a simmering dispute over ethnic rights in Myanmar (Burma). But even as authorities tried to put the controvers...

On the 12 February, the High Commissioner, António Guterres, accompanied by the French Minister of Defense, Jean-Yves le Drian, and the Mayor of the 5th Arrondissement, officially inaugurated the pilot “night shelter” project constructed by 50 youths employed by ACTED. This site has the capacity to...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi welcomes the formation of a long-awaited unity government in South Sudan, bringing political rivals together to work for lasting peace. The new government follows the ‘Revitalised agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the Republic of Sout...