This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 23 September 2014, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More than 138,000 refugees, mainly Kurds, fleeing ISIS threats to towns and villages in the northern...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 11 February 2014, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. More than 20,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in Turkey since the start of the year in the biggest in...

The U.N.’s refugee chief on June 18 urged the international community, including Western states, to open up their borders and follow Turkey’s example in hosting Syrian and Iraqi refugees. “Usually, there is no limit to the generosity of the less rich. But unfortunately the richest countries in th...

The United Nations' refugee agency will seek additional resources for Turkey, the world's largest host of refugees, and push for more resettlement, its head said on Saturday, as the civil war in Syria is set to enter its sixth year. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for a...

The new head of the UN’s refugee agency visited a camp in southeastern Turkey on Friday. Filippo Grandi, who became the High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month, arrived at the camp in Gaziantep province’s Nizip district where some of the near 2.5 million refugees housed by Turkey are st...

Egypt Post signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the distribution of the monthly cash assistance to refugees during 2016 through post offices. Egyptian National Post Organization (ENPO) Chairman Essam Al-Saghir said at least 30,000 refug...

قال عبدالوهاب بدر، مدير الصندوق الكويتي، إن هناك عددًا من المشروعات يتبناها الصندوق الكويتي ضمن برنامج الصندوق العربي، وهناك مشروعين بقيمة 50 مليون دولار لدعم المشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة. وأضاف بدر، أن الصندوق ما زال يحدد المشروعات التي يمكنهم المشاركة فيها، ولكنهم سيتولون مشروعات تحلية المياه ون...

كشف سمير فريد، المستشار الفنى لمشروع المسح القومى للهجرة الدولية فى مصر، أن 79% من المهاجرين الجبريين هاجروا بسبب عدم الأمان أو ظروف الحرب، 20% منهم بسبب الاضطهاد، موضحا أن نسبة اللاجئين السوريين فى مصر تمثل أعلى نسبة بنحو 42%، من إجمالى نسبة اللاجئين من العراق وسوريا، فى حين تصل نسبة اللاجئين فى مص...

Juncker wants to tackle migration at February summit Commission president worries meeting of EU leaders will be dominated by Brexit talks. By MAÏA DE LA BAUME 1/20/16, 2:55 PM CET Updated 1/21/16, 12:21 PM CET STRASBOURG — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday that a su...

Report warns refugee women on the move in Europe are at risk of sexual and gender-based violence Press Releases, 20 January 2016 Oumo*, a young woman from sub-Saharan Africa is fleeing persecution that has left her brother-in-law dead and her sister missing. Fearing for her life, she made the da...