refugee

Top UN officials call on U.K. to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda

Two United Nations top officials called on the U.K. to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seeker...

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year

The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after...

Explained | Why has densely populated Rwanda agreed to the U.K.’s plan to deport migrants?

The story so far: Last week, the British authorities deported an asylum seeker to Rwanda under a vol...

Palestinians mark 76 years of expulsion amid another catastrophe in Gaza

Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, a...

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees ...

Record 120 million people forcibly displaced globally: UNHCR

A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecut...

Pakistan says 1.45 million Afghan refugees can stay for another year

Pakistan announced on July 10 that it is extending the stay of 1.45 million Afghan refugees who lega...

Dozens of migrants are dead after a boat rips apart in waters off northern France

The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after ...

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims...

Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals

Germany will expand border controls to the frontiers from Monday (September 16, 2024) with all nine ...