Refugees

Based on a recent UNHCR report, there are currently over 193,000 registered Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. — AFP pic Earn a fixed rate of up to 4.2%* p.a. for 210 days with Versa Save! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min.…

Tigray men who fled the conflict in the Ethiopia's Tigray region, wait for UNHCR to distribute blankets at Hamdayet Transition Center, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020   -   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Last updated: 22/06 - 21:34 Ethiopia In Ethiopia’s Ura refugee settlement,…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 955 ITAs in a draw for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score…

Aid, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Crime & Justice, Development & Aid, Education, Financial Crisis, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, TerraViva United Nations A two-year-old girl suffering from malnutrition is fed by her mother at their shelter in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: UNICEF/Ilvy Njiokiktjien UNITED…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, has visited the Ura refugee settlement in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz state. It was established in 2024 to host people fleeing the civil war in neighbouring Sudan and has become an important model for refugee inclusion. Salih complimented the Ethiopian government describing its…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Ahmed Salih (C) sits with attendees during an event marking World Refugee Day at the Ura Refugee Site in Asosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, on June 20, 2026. Photo by MARCO SIMONCELLI /AFP via Getty Images Article content By Yazdan Nikoo and Shelley…

Salome Mikadze-Struk is no stranger to adversity. The daughter of refugees, she built a software-development business as an undergraduate at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and kept it running despite the outbreak of war in her native Ukraine. Now, she’s drawing on her experiences to mentor tech-startup founders and…

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(RNS) — 5.4 million people became refugees in 2025 . With the global total eclipsing more than 35 million refugees — not including the 69 million internally displaced persons — resettlement remains a vital lifeline for the most vulnerable communities. For more than four decades, the U.S. has been on…

A Honduran family that came to Canada seeking refuge says border officers forced them to choose between separating from each other or returning together to the United States, where they were detained and then deported back to Honduras. Their case is now at the centre of a Federal Court challenge…