ECUADOR – ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, y AME, la Asociación de Municipalidades Ecuatorianas, lanzaron hoy ‘Somos Inclusión’, una campaña que busca crear territorios para crecer, lugares para compartir. Esta iniciativa busca prevenir la xenofobia y promocionar los derechos de las ...

A pilot project to be launched in some states and regions will be another step toward replacing paper ID documents with an electronic card, officials say. U Myint Kyaing, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, told The Myanmar Times on January 11 that the pilot wo...

Statement by Eduardo Stein, Joint UNHCR-IOM Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants

Most of UNHCR’s staff are based in the field. Meet Eujin Byun, a communications officer in South Sudan, one of the world’s least safe countries for humanitarians.

RANGOON — The Burmese government announced it will be offering scholarships for outstanding students who want study under- and postgraduate courses at international universities. It will reportedly be the first time in five decades that the government offers support for Burmese students to study abr...

A joint project to build coal-fired power stations involving the Union government and a foreign investor has divided local residents in Mon State. Yesterday about 6000 villagers gathered to protest against the project in Ann Din village, about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the town of Ye. The Thai...

Plans for a cement factory in Burma’s southeastern Karen State met with stark opposition from local communities on Monday. The project, planned for Mekaren [Mi Kayin] village in Hpa-an, was proposed by the regional government and the Karen National Union (KNU). Representatives of the KNU and s...

Name: Vicky Munguriek, 35, from Uganda Job title: Driver in northern Uganda Years at UNHCR: Joined in December 2016 Why did you become an aid worker? I saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a driver with UNHCR. I decided to apply because I wanted to help people who are in need and suff...

Boa Vista – Traçar novos passos e construir outras experiências de vida se tornaram rotina para quem deixou o país de origem em busca de oportunidades em um território longe de casa. A mudança repentina de um lugar para outro e a necessidade de se adaptar a uma língua diferente podem impactar na saú...