#un refugee agency

Collection of un refugee agency news, found 36 news.

Bali Process should also prioritize refugees` human rights: Amnesty International

The protection of refugees and migrants and policies prioritizing human rights must top the agenda at the Sixth ...

Angelina Jolie visits camp for Syrian refugees in Turkey

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie on Saturday (June 20) called for more international action to help refugees as ...

Record 60 million fled `out of control` violence in 2014: UN

Conflicts and violence raging around the world sent the number of people forced to flee their homes soaring to a ...

Indonesia Provides Temporary Shelters To Rohingya Refugees, Invites Int'l Cooperation

More than 1.5 thousand asylum seekers, mostly Rohingyas from Myanmar and some Bangladeshis, were stranded in ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand to discuss irregular maritime movements in ASEAN

The foreign affairs ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand will meet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, ...

Indonesia`s immigration detention centers house 950 minors: UNHCR

Currently, 950 children are housed in immigration detention centers across Indonesia, including more than 440 ...

UNHCR: at least 285,000 flee Ukraine crisis

At least 285,000 people have fled their homes because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said ...

Marty condemns bomb exploding near UN office in Pakistan

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa expressed sympathy over victims of a bomb in Pakistan that exploded near the ...

Myanmar urged to stop violence against rohingya muslims

The violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has drawn serious attention from many parties including ASEAN ...

ASEAN demands Myanmar`s explanation on Rohingnya conflict

ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan expects a detailed explanation by the Myanmar government on the bloody conflict ...

Somali islamists vow revenge after fall of rebel bastion

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed Saturday to intensify the war against government and African Union troops, ...

China installs alarm system to grab refugees

China has installed a silent alarm system inside every house in a border town as part of its strengthened crackdown on ...

Saudi withdraws embassy staff from Syria

Saudi Arabia has pulled out of all its embassy staff in Syria, the state-run news agency SPA reported Wednesday, ...

Amnesty urges China not to return N. Korea refugees

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International urged China Wednesday not to repatriate North Korean refugees, joining ...

UN To Push Ahead With Aid Effort In Somalia

The UN on Friday shrugged off a claim by Qaeda-inspired insurgents that a ban on foreign aid groups remained in force ...