U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet advised Rohingya to wait for repatriation because the present situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is not stable, according to refugees who met with her at camps in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday
The lack of food and shelter has caused internally displaced people in Ethiopia’s Afar region to leave their camps. The United Nations is requesting more foreign aid and has issued a warning that returning home would not be any better
Since May, a group of refugees in South Africa has camped in front of UN offices, pleading to be sent to a third country. Refugees from Burundi, Congo, Malawi, and Rwanda say they are afraid to return to their homelands and that they are no longer welcome in South Africa
Abu Baker Samoon and his family accept American culture while maintaining their Afghan traditions in their new home in the United States
Reporter Nawroz Rasho describes life in a Syrian camp where she has lived for four years after fleeing bombardment in her hometown
Kenya was hailed last year for implementing a law that improved access to education and work for the country’s half-million refugees ahead of plans to close refugee camps by the end of June. While some refugees in Kenya benefit from the law, others suffer obstacles such as job discrimination and inadequate educational funding
Refugees from Ukraine continue to pour into Poland. Many people are crossing the border and living in camps before boarding buses or trains to travel to other places. Volunteers assist them with basic necessities at the camps and stations
Despite the fact that the crisis in Syria is subsiding, Syrians are still fleeing to Europe to escape a failing economy. The majority have been detained and deported, and are now stranded in Lebanon
In the Middle East, displaced families and their host communities were already dealing with the economic crisis and the devastating effects of COVID. According to the UN refugee agency, winter storms have only worsened the situation and aggravated suffering (UNHCR)
As the weather gets colder, the devastating effects of the economic crisis and COVID-19 leave Lebanese and Syrian families trying to stay warm and avoid famine.The economic crisis in Lebanon, which has pushed almost all of the country’s refugee population into abject poverty, promises to make this year even more difficult