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Do not send refugees back to the violence they fled from, UN agency urges Cameroon April 20, 2018

Despite warnings, Nigerian refugees and asylum-seekers who fled Boko Haram violence continue to be returned from Cameroon, the United Nations refugee agency has said, underscoring the need to accord international protection to those in need.

UN launches global plan to strengthen protection of internally displaced persons April 18, 2018

With multiple crises forcing millions of people away from their homes, United Nations agencies, Governments and partners have launched a set of measures to strengthen protection of internally displaced persons as well as find solutions to address their problems.

End ‘daily tragedy’ for millions, tackle root cause of internal displacement, urges UN migration chief April 17, 2018

More than 40 million people are displaced by conflict and another 25 million annually by disaster – within the borders of their own countries – with children, on average, making up over half those numbers, the United Nations migration agency said Tuesday.

Conditions ‘not yet conducive’ for Rohingya refugee to return home to Myanmar – UN agency April 13, 2018

The United Nations refugee agency and the Government of Bangladesh on Friday signed a cooperation agreement on the safe, dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar, “once conditions there are conducive.”

Returning home, Afghans continue to face challenges in rebuilding their lives – UN agencies April 12, 2018

In 2017, about 58,000 Afghan refugees voluntarily returned to their country after decades aboard only to be met with protection risks and “significant” barriers to long-term reintegration into society, two United Nations agencies working in the Asian country reported on Thursday.

Despite drop in numbers, desperate migrants to Europe face greater perils, UN refugee agency reports April 11, 2018

While the number of migrants and refugees reaching Europe declined last year, the dangers they faced along the journey in many cases increased, according to a new report from the United Nations refugee agency.

UN migration agency rolls out regional response to ongoing Venezuelans exodus April 10, 2018

The United Nations migration agency on Tuesday launched a regional action plan to bolster its response to massive population outflows from Venezuela, amid the worsening political and socioeconomic situation in the South American country.

Nearly 800 Venezuelans arriving in Brazil each day, many seeking asylum, UN refugee agency says April 6, 2018

The United Nations refugee agency is scaling up its assistance to the rapidly growing number of Venezuelans arriving in Brazil, with daily arrivals averaging 800 in recent days amid the worsening political and socio-economic situation in their country.

Australia-bound asylum seekers left mentally scarred by years of detention on Pacific islands, warns UN refugee official April 4, 2018

A senior United Nations refugee agency official warned on Wednesday about the “shocking” effects of long-term detention on Australia-bound asylum seekers who are being held on remote Pacific islands.

UN appeals for support to tackle ‘massive’ health needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh March 29, 2018

With relief agencies in Bangladesh struggling to assist more than a million vulnerable Rohingya refugees crowded into makeshift camps along the country’s south-east coast, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday appealed for international support to help the cash strapped health sector scale up its response.