National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for the involvement of young people in charting the future. “I have often said the youths are the future of our country. When talking about this, some might have forgotten one thing that is more important than the future. That is th...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Cécile Pouilly – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 08 September 2017 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned by the deteriorating situation on Greece’s eastern Aegean is...

UNHCR is helping thousands of displaced Mozambicans get identification documents, making it easier for them to access formal jobs and vital services.

An Italian leader in sustainable technology has been selected to provide water purification equipment for a project to upgrade the supply in Mandalay’s Pyigyitagon Township, it said in a news release on February 6. Milan-based De Nora Water Technologies said it will be supplying an electro chlorina...

BANGKOK, June 30 (Reuters) - Thailand and Myanmar finalised terms of a 4.5 billion baht ($133 million) loan to kick-start long-delayed development of Myanmar's Dawei Special Economic Zone, Thailand's transport minister said on Friday. The two countries signed an agreement in 2008 to build the zon...

GENEVA, April 1 (UNHCR) – Urging caution, the UN Refugee Agency today called on all parties to the recent agreement between the European Union and Turkey on refugees and migrants to ensure all "safeguards" are in place before any returns from Greece to Turkey begin, UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fle...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) aims to provide a significant link between governmental and non-governmental organisations and the grassroots communities they seek to help in providing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services, according to state media. Using a US$10 million grant from the Japa...