The UN refugee agency is once again calling for the release of migrants from detention centers in Libya. According to UNHCR, there are eleven official centers holding over 2,300 people in Libya, and many unofficial facilities about which little is known.
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on Hungary to withdraw a new law that will see asylum seekers turned away at the border. The agency says the act could breach international and European laws.
Libyan coast guards have intercepted 71 migrants including women and children and returned them to the Libyan capital Tripoli, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
Joy is a young refugee in Italy who was the victim of superstition in Nigeria. The young woman, who now lives in Turin, was kidnapped from her home in Nigeria by men who wanted to sacrifice her because she was born with albinism.
Douaa Alkoka, a Syrian refugee who now lives in the Italian region of Calabria, told the story of her migrant journey and reception in Italy during a press conference in which the UNHCR report Global Trends was presented. Alkoka described the many difficulties of being a Syrian fleeing her country.
Several NGOs and human rights groups in Greece have spoken out to criticize the government's decision to cut spending on a housing program for asylum seekers by up to 30%. The groups warn that this means less safe living places for vulnerable groups.
Life in Malawi's biggest refugee camp has been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. But not every change has been for the worse. Inspirational refugee leader Innocent Magambi tells us what he would like to keep from the crisis.
This World Refugee Day, anyone interested in the themes of refugees and empowerment will have the chance to take part in a Virtual Refugee Conference. This rare event will include refugees, activists and others from all over the world.
Eleven Italian universities together with the UN refugee agency UNHCR, the foreign ministry and other organizations have joined forces to launch ''university corridors'' to give refugee students from war-torn countries the opportunity of continuing to pursue their studies in Italy, organizers said on June 15.
Around 79.5 million people were displaced last year, more than ever before, the United Nations has revealed. And displaced people are finding it even harder to return to their home countries.
In recent weeks, violence worsened in the Sahel region of Africa, causing hundreds of people to flee and putting greater pressure on host communities. UNHCR has issued a warning about the humanitarian situation in the area.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned in a statement that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has laid "bare failed politics of aid to help migrants stranded in Libya" and worsened conditions for them.