A new study shows that the coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for older refugees and other forcibly displaced people to feed themselves and keep a roof over their heads. When he was younger, Agapito Escobar relied on all sorts of creative solutions to make ends meet. A farmer and fruit ...

This year, over half a million people, the majority of them refugees, have crossed the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety in Europe. European countries have been struggling to deal with this influx of refugees and migrants. To respond to this emergency, UNHCR established a Special Mediterranean I...

A forum to discuss the sustainable development of ethnic nationals was held yesterday morning at Mingalar Thiri Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw. Affairs was formed to link the ethnic nationals and government together and to prevent their literature, tradition, culture and national character from disappearin...

Mogadishu, 10 September 2014 - Women in Mogadishu have today raised their voices, calling for peace. This was during a dialogue hosted by the Banadir Regional Women’s Authority - which is charged with advocating for the safety and rights of women in the Banadir Region - on the issues affecting wome...

In 6 October City just outside Cairo, a satellite city which is home to one of the largest communities of Syrian refugees in Egypt, rumours quickly spread about how it was easy to find “mostly Islamist” NGOs promoting the marriage of Syrian women to Egyptian men for a small fee. Allegations have ...

Participants of the Mon Democracy and Peace Forum in Australia’s capital Canberra have welcomed the New Mon State Party (NMSP) for walking on the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) path. The forum’s master of ceremony Banyar Han Thar told the forum that this proposal will be approved on the las...

Women's groups have welcomed a government initiative to help women who have experienced domestic violence, and called for the project, so far limited to Yangon and Mandalay, to be extended throughout the country. The new One-Stop Women’s Support Centre (OSWSC) was set up to help women who have su...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$100 million credit to support Myanmar in improving the access of families and small and medium-sized businesses to financial services. Myanmar’s Financial Sector Development Project aims to promote the development of a sound and st...

GENEVA, July 4 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres warned today that the situation for refugees fleeing Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states had become critical, with more than 200,000 people displaced into neighbouring South Sudan and Ethiopia and humanitarian effort...