Donors pledge over US$344 million in response to Rohingya Refugee Crisis
International donor community announces more than US$344 million to ramp up delivery of critical humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.
Continued instability likely to force more South Sudanese to seek safety elsewhere
Projected influx would swell the ranks of the two million South Sudanese already in exile in the region – bringing the total number of refugees closer the three million mark.
Bangladesh: Thousands of new arrivals assisted at transit centre, camp
Thousands of refugees from Myanmar have been admitted to Bangladesh after
spending up to four days stranded near the border.
By last night Bangladesh border guards reported that over 6,800 refugees
had…
New World Bank-UNHCR joint data centre to improve global statistics on forced displacement
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2017 – The World Bank Group (WBG) and United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are joining forces to
establish a joint data centre on forced displacement to greatly…
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UNHCR Statement: Australia must prevent looming humanitarian emergency in Papua New Guinea
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges Australia to take responsibility and
address the imminent humanitarian crisis for refugees and asylum-seekers in
Papua New Guinea. UNHCR is profoundly troubled by the…