16 May 2017 – During his first working visit to Mali, United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix met today in the capital, Bamako, with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other senior Malian officials, whom he thanked for their constructive and sustained cooperation with the UN integrat...

The United Nations Assistant High Commissioner (Protection), Mr. Volker Türk, concluded on Wednesday a two-day visit to Myanmar, during which he called for unrestricted humanitarian access for communities in need, and for the voluntary return of refugees in safety and dignity.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres last night completed a visit to Kenya and Somalia where he met with the Presidents of the two countries, as well as Somali refugees and returnees. Speaking in Nairobi Mr. Guterres said, "We reached a common understanding with the Presidents of K...

On the 10 August 2013, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ms. Toshiko Abe visited Sag-nioniogo camp of Malian Refugees accompanied by the Japanese Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Mr. Masato Futaishi. UNHCR and the Burkinabe Commission for Refugees (CONAREF) accompanied them. O...