Last year, more than 82.4 million people — one out of every 95 people on the planet — were living as refugees after fleeing war, violence, persecution, economic turmoil and disaster, according to the ...

The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency tells The Associated Press that the world faces a “very difficult moment in ...

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GENEVA – While the COVID-19 pandemic has “profoundly tested” global commitment to protecting refugees and forcibly displaced people, it has also shown the value of including refugees in national ...

WASHINGTON, DC -An immersive art exhibition and documentary screening on Capitol Hill has brought into sharp focus the plight ...

Every day, a quiet exodus unfolds across the globe. While headlines capture the drama of political upheaval and conflicts, a more subtle yet equally profound displacement occurs. Climate change is ...

To address a migration emergency that shows no signs of abating, states should look beyond building refugee camps and offer economic opportunities to those displaced, says expert Alexander Betts. An ...

Crouched on a curb in a parking lot, smoking furiously, Majedeldin Abdulhai was gathering strength for the next leg of a journey that had already almost killed him. It was August 2015, and for weeks ...

Experts say international cooperation will be essential to preventing a crisis. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is forcing many Ukrainians to leave their homes to seek shelter, with long lines already ...

UNHCR and its partner World Vision Chile are continuing to provide support to vulnerable Venezuelan refugees and migrants throughout the COVID-19 crisis, including this mother whose daughters were ...

Greece wants to use tough measures to deter refugees from entering the country by sea from Libya. Large numbers are arriving on the island of Crete, but not on the same scale as in 2015.The rhetoric ...

The team first debuted at the 2016 Rio Olympics and has since tripled in size. Yusra Mardini escaped the Syrian civil war in August 2015. She went from Syria to Lebanon and then to Turkey, and from ...