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40 migrants missing, 10 rescued after shipwreck in Mediterranean
Rome, March 19: Up to 40 migrants are believed to have died after their boat capsized in rough seas in the central Mediterranean, while another 10 were rescued, Italian authorities and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
UN agency reports over 26 million IDPs, refugees in Horn of Africa
Nairobi, March 4: The Horn of Africa has some 26.3 million people living either as refugees or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) disclosed in a report on Tuesday.
Hundreds of Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan and Iran
Kabul, March 1: Around 613 Afghan migrant families returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran between February 21-28, local media in Kabul reported on Saturday.
Japan, UNHCR join hands to support displaced Afghans
Kabul, Feb 25: Japan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed a new agreement in Kabul, Afghanistan to support livelihoods and self-reliance for forcibly displaced and returned Afghans.
Iran's detention of Afghan refugees adds to their hardship
Tehran, Feb 25: Iran launched another crackdown to detain Afghan migrants in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, citing security concerns, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
UNHCR begins relocation of Congo refugees in Burundi
Kaburantwa, Burundi, Feb 24: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun the relocation of refugees fleeing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi.
UN says 106.6 million USD urgently needed for Sudanese refugees in Libya
Tripoli, Feb 18: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that $106.6 million are needed urgently to assist Sudanese refugees in Libya.
Libya releases 24 refugees from detention centre in Tripoli: UN
Tripoli, Feb 12: Libyan authorities released 24 refugees, including women and children, from a detention centre in Tripoli, UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency said.
270,000 Syrian refugees return since Assad's ouster, more expected: UNHCR official
Damascus, Feb 12: More than 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in December 2024, with over a quarter of those still abroad expressing a desire to return in the coming months, said a senior official from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
UNHCR launches solar project to empower refugees in Zambia
Lusaka, Jan 29: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a solar photovoltaic project to increase access to electricity in refugee settlements in Zambia, improving the livelihoods of refugees and surrounding communities.
237,000 people displaced in Congo since beginning of 2025: UNHCR
Kinshasa, Jan 17: About 237,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one of the world's largest hosts of people uprooted within their own borders, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday.