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As human caravan moves through Mexico, ‘full respect’ needed for national control of borders: UN chief October 22, 2018

With more than 7,000 Central-American refugees now on the march through Mexico towards the southern border of the United States in search of safety and work, all countries involved are being urged by the UN to liaise with key agencies on the ground providing support.

Accountability a key pillar for reconciliation in Myanmar: UN Envoy October 20, 2018

Accountability and inclusive dialogue are two important pillars for national reconciliation in Myanmar, said the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG), Christine Schraner Burgener in a statement released on Saturday, adding that “credible fact-finding is the first step towards accountability.”

Children separated at border, suffering alarming and prolonged effects: UN rights experts October 19, 2018

Separating children from their undocumented parents is a traumatic violation of their rights, UN independent experts said on Friday.

Under fire, UN refugee agency evacuates 135 detained in Libya to Niger October 18, 2018

Amid increasingly violent clashes between rival armed groups in Libya’s capital,Tripoli, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has successfully airlifted 135 migrants and refugees to safety in Niger.

Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UN refugee agency October 16, 2018

Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being expelled from neighbouring Angola, “are returning to a desperate situation,” a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on Tuesday.

UN migration agency: young Rohingya girls, largest group of trafficking victims in camps October 16, 2018

More than a year into the crisis in Cox’s Bazar, the number of Rohingya refugees has reached nearly one million, with young girls in Bangladesh refugee camps sold into forced labour accounting for the largest group of trafficking victims, reported the UN Migration Agency (IOM) on Tuesday.

Australia urged to evacuate offshore detainees amid widespread, acute mental distress October 12, 2018

Australia should end its offshore processing policy on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea amid reports of widespread, acute mental distress and attempted suicide by children and young adults, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

Algeria must stop arbitrary expulsion of West African migrants in desert: UN migration rights expert October 11, 2018

Atrocities suffered by child and adult migrants from West African States “should shock the conscience of humanity” into action, a UN rights investigator said on Thursday, before calling for Algeria to halt the collective expulsion of thousands of foreign nationals to Niger.

Consequences of severe global funding shortages for refugees and migrants ‘all too real’, warns UNHCR October 9, 2018

Efforts to assist the tens of millions who’ve been forced from their homes are being increasingly constrained by severely limited funds, a new report from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned, urging greater international attention and support.

Concern rising over fate of Rohingya refugees sent home by India: UNHCR October 5, 2018

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has voiced ‘great concern’ for the safety and security of seven Rohingya men who have been sent home by Indian authorities, after reportedly being denied access to lawyers, or full consideration of their asylum applications.