UNHCR forms partnership to address asylum detention issues
The UN refugee agency and the International Detention Coalition agree to strengthen joint efforts in addressing detention issues faced by asylum-seekers and stateless people.
Thai communities rally round boat arrivals in south
Hundreds of women and children who fled Myanmar and arrived in Thailand have received an outpouring of assistance from communities far and wide.
Angelina Jolie and UNHCR chief Guterres visit boat people on Italian island
Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie joins UNHCR chief António Guterres on Italy's Lampedusa Island to meet boat people from North Africa.
Detained Eritrean deserters leave Yemen for a new life in Sweden
Sweden has accepted 55 Eritreans who fled military service back home and were detained in Yemen until they were found to be in need of international protection.
UNHCR chief praises achievements of US refugee programme, calls for continued reform
Marking the 30th anniversary of key US refugee legislation, High Commissioner Guterres hails successes while urging new strategies
Prominent Burmese journalist leaves Cambodia for the United States
Burmese journalist Maung Maung Kyaw Win will soon be able to write freely after years of working under a pseudonym and facing persecution in his native Myanmar. He left Cambodia on Monday for a new life in the United States.
Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan still in limbo a year after fleeing Andijan violence
A year after the violent events in Andijan, UNHCR continues to work for the protection of Uzbeks who fled to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, and to support the Kyrgyz authorities in preparing themselves for a possible emergency in the future.
Egypt releases Sudanese women, children and people from Darfurdarfur
UNHCR welcomes the decision of Egyptian authorities to release Sudanese women and children and those from the troubled region of Darfur who had been held since police broke up a demonstration on 30 December.
Egypt allows more time for UNHCR to interview detained Sudanese
UNHCR has received assurances from Egyptian authorities that hundreds of Sudanese still detained following a tragic confrontation in a Cairo park last month will not be deported while the agency continues individual assessments of each of them.
Uzbek refugees recount harrowing tales three months after Andijan violence
Ongoing interviews with Uzbek refugees awaiting resettlement from Romania have revealed harrowing tales of violence, trauma and loss in eastern Uzbekistan's Andijan town, from where they fled three months ago.