One Million Children Flee Violence in South Sudan
More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR,…
Syrian Swimmer Named UN Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appointed Thursday Yusra Mardini as its new Goodwill Ambassador.…
UN Agencies Express Concern over Trump’s Muslim Ban Order
By Rakesh Raman A number of United Nations (UN) human rights and refugee welfare agencies have expressed their anguish over…
Iraqi Forces Attack ISIS Terrorists to Liberate Mosul
A large-scale military offensive is underway to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Greek Volunteers Win Nansen Refugee Award
Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind “PIKPA village”…