A roundtable discussion on reviewing the framework for political dialogue with Government, Hluttaw and Tatmadaw groups continued at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. “When we reviewed the number of agreements gained at the second and third Union Peace Confere...

"UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes commitments made today at the Paris meeting on migration and asylum. I am encouraged by the announcement of a comprehensive plan of action that will support long-term solutions to the complex issue of mixed migration and help address its root causes, in clo...

UNHCR is stepping up its response to help the Government of Turkey come to the aid of an estimated 70,000 Syrians who crossed into Turkey, many in the past 24 hours. Turkish government authorities and UNHCR are preparing for the possibility of hundreds of thousands more refugees arriving over the co...

“More trust could be built between the two sides by a series of meetings seeking compromise on a single text document for the nationwide ceasefire agreement,” said U Hla Maung Shwe of Myanmar Peace Centre on Wednesday. Giving an interview to media after a first-day single text meeting between Un...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 5 February 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Some 4,000 refugees and migrants are currently reported to be living in the Calais "jungle" and almos...