Geneva, 6 December 2018 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in coordination with Libyan authorities, evacuated 133 refugees from Libya to Niger today after hosting them at a Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in Tripoli which opened on Tuesday. Most evacuees, including 81 women and children, were ...

Sofia is 10 years old and for two years, she has lived as a refugee in Mexico. Her story as a refugee girl begins the day her parents told her to pack everything, since they were moving on the very next day. Sofia packed some toys and clothes, but also a Venezuelan flag, which she folded in her back...

Around 2,000 people ran on Sunday to celebrate the integration between Venezuelans and the population of Manaus, one of the main destinations for refugees and migrants from Venezuela, who seek protection and assistance in Brazil. The fraternization took place during the unpublished Manaus #ComOsR...

La commission de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC), le Haut commissariat des nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) et le gouvernement du Tchad ont organisé les 11 et 12 décembre 2018 à l'hôtel Ledger Plaza un atelier de sensibilisation sur l'éradication de l'apatrid...

La problématique a fait l’objet d’une analyse conjointe des difficultés d’accès à la documentation civile et aux risques d’apatridie en République Centrafricaine durant les travaux d’un atelier d’information et de sensibilisation sur l’éradication de l’apatridie tenu du 5 au 7 décembre 2018 à Bangu...

Un premier atelier régional sur l’éradication de l’apatridie s’est tenu du 11 au 12 décembre 2018 à N’Djamena au Tchad. L’Initiative de N’Djamena sur l’éradication de l’apatridie a été lancée par les experts des Etats de la CEMAC. Durant deux jours, les experts du Cameroun, du Gabon, de la Guinée...

Over three million Venezuelans have left their home country. An estimated 5,500 cross every day to Colombia with the purpose of staying in the country or continuing their journey southwards. Over 35,000 people enter Colombia every day through the crossing in the North Santander region, many of th...

Faced with the largest population outflow in Latin America of recent years, 95 organizations covering 16 countries have been working together to establish a comprehensive response to the urgent needs of millions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, and host communities. This effort is coordinate...

On the fifth anniversary of the start of conflict in South Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing again to all parties to continue pursuing a sustainable and lasting peace.

"Being in a refugee camp isn’t easy and we want to bring happiness and light to our lives.” They’re active and they are ‘representing’ – they’re out and about pitching themselves to designers and fashion houses, and they’ve already taken part in Kigali Fashion Week.