"Staggering increase" in people forced to flee home - U.N. protection chief
With more people displaced today than at any time since World War Two, the world must empathise
World Refugee Day: Global forced displacement tops 50 million for first time in post-World War II era
The increase was driven mainly by the war in Syria. Major new displacement was also seen in Africa - notably in Central African Republic and South Sudan.
Japan's Support In Dzaleka Refugee Camp In Malawi
LILONGWE - The Japanese Ambassador to Malawi, His Excellency Shuichiro Nishioka, yesterday visited Dzaleka refugee camp, ahead of World Refugee Day today. Some 18,000 refugees live at Dzaleka. They come from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other countries in central and east Africa. Many have lived in the camp for more than a decade, while others have fled recent conflict in the region.
Oxford professor slams refugee 'warehousing,' calls for more freedom
Instead of languishing in camps for years, refugees should be allowed to work and trade, report says
Soccer-Turn off lights to keep TVs on, Congo's World Cup viewers told
SOCCER-WORLD/CONGODEMOCRATIC:Soccer-Turn off lights to keep TVs on, Congo's World Cup viewers told
New Humanitarian Crises Mark This Year's World Refugee Day
ROME - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) marks another sombre World Refugee Day tomorrow (20 June) as renewed violence in Iraq has driven half a million people from their homes to join an estimated 45.2 million people forcibly displaced around the world, according the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Refugees Welcome WFP's Cash Option in Uganda
Despite it being a damp and cloudy day, WFP brought sunshine to the refugee settlement in Kiryandongo recently as they began their first cash distributions. WFP's objective in giving a cash option is to empower the refugees in meeting their families' food and nutrition needs.
Death toll from West Africa Ebola hits 337 -WHO update
WHO says 47 new cases and 14 deaths have been reported in the region in the last week alone
Rwanda: Lonely Congolese refugee finds new purpose serving travellers
A Congolese orphan who grew up in Gihembe Refugee Camp becomes the first refugee front desk manager at a hotel in northern Rwanda.