Month: January 2020

A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian […]

A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian […]

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday, […]

The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an “unprecedented” rise in terrorist violence across the region. ‘Unprecedented […]

The latest twist in Venezuela’s ongoing political crisis “make urgently needed dialogue even more difficult to achieve”, the UN Secretary-General has said. UN chief monitoring […]

Monday’s top stories include: UN chief’s call for de-escalation in global tensions; UNICEF offers help as Australia bushfires continue to rage; condolences following Burkina Faso […]

The International Labour Organization (ILO) marked its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The […]

Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness of the importance of the tactile global communication system which […]

Shelling near a major facility run by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday, has sparked the deep concern for […]

More than 24 million bamboo poles have been harvested for construction projects in the enormous refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, thanks, in part, […]