Refugees
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:52
The United Nations said Wednesday that it is slashing food aid for Syrians because of funding shortfalls that are already deepening the suffering of millions of refugees from their country’s protracted civil war
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 06:58
Jordan has long called for the creation of such a zone to stem the flow of refugees and keep groups like ISIL at bay
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:30
Despite years of security gains, Colombia continues to have more than 6 million people who have fled their homes due to violence — the highest rate in the world after Syria — the United Nations reported Thursday.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 06:29
To tackle the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, the EU and the UN today announced that more than $275 million has been pledged in support of the victims in the country and the wider region.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 08:30
The House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence will hold a hearing on the Syrian Refugees and the emerging homeland security threat.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 06:32
Kenya has set a goal to get 100,000 Somali refugees to return home voluntarily by the end of the year, as money shortages have forced the U.N. to reduce food rations for the displaced.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 06:19
The Ecuadorean government is proposing a law to give all migrants in the country legal status.
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 07:05
All 275 women, girls and children rescued from Boko Haram and taken to the safety of a northeast Nigerian refugee camp have been taken into military custody amid suspicions that some are aiding the Islamic extremists, a camp official and a Nigerian military intelligence officer said Wednesday.
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 08:18
Secretary Kerry announced over $45 million in additional funding to help the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) protect and assist some 600,000 refugees residing in Kenya. The United States applauds the tremendous hospitality of Kenya in providing a safe haven for so many refugees.
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 05:14
A growing political crisis is threatening to plunge Burundi into renewed bloodshed a decade after it emerged from civil war, with over 40,000 people already fleeing the country, officials say.