Refugee Olympic Team Gets Ready for Rio 2016
On Friday 5 August, the Refugee Olympic Team will walk into the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games…
Refugee Crisis in Europe, UN Calls for Action
The United Nations (UN) refugee agency has welcomed the European Commission’s proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the current refugee…
Violence in Burundi Expected: UN Warns
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remains concerned about the potential for escalating violence in Burundi and has reiterated his call…
Will Statelessness End in West Africa?
West African nations pledged this week in Côte d’Ivoire to step up efforts aimed at resolving the situation of hundreds…
Fresh Fighting Forces 3,000 to Flee Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
The UN refugee agency on Friday reported that fresh fighting in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains has led to an increase in…
Skype Offers New Software to Help UN Workers
Humanitarian workers in the most remote parts of the world will soon have a new and low-cost way to communicate…