Refugees

The EU led the way as donors on Monday pledged $5.8 billion euros in aid for Syria at a conference in Brussels -- but the call for funding to help the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster fell short of last year as US support dries up. Western and regional…

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini acknowledges that it has been "stressful" leading the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, but says he is confident he is "on the right side of history". The 61-year-old head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees has, along with his organisation,…

In the context of Afghanistan, the ongoing situation has resulted in a large number of Afghan refugees fleeing their homeland in search of safety and stability. Over the years, political instability, armed conflicts, and the resurgence of the Taliban in 2021 have forced millions of Afghans to flee their homeland,…

Guterres, who is on a four-day visit from March 13 to Bangladesh, was addressing a joint press briefing in Dhaka, a day after he travelled to Cox’s Bazaar on a mission of solidarity with the Rohingya refugees. read more United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the international community…

The global medical charity says the situation has worsened with the arrival of refugees from South Sudan, where thousands are infected. At least 31 people have died from a “rapidly spreading” cholera outbreak that has sickened more than 1,500 people in Ethiopia‘s Gambella region over the past month, according to…

Mohammed bin Hassan Moanes, the Chargé d’Affaires at the Saudi Embassy in Jordan, handed over financial assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This contribution will help the agency fulfill its financial obligations. Tamara Alrifai, UNRWA’s Director of External Relations…

Thousands have fled into Lebanon after tensions between Syria’s Alawite minority and forces backing the new government exploded last week...Read More

There are markers that sit on top of DNA and change over the course of one's lifetime, and they can even be passed down to future generations. These "epigenetic" markers alter how genes are expressed — without changing their codes — and they can change based on a person's experiences…

(RNS) — In a Monday night (March 10) status report on refugee resettlement, President Donald Trump’s administration acknowledged there had been a “significant deterioration of functions” due to its stop-work orders and suspension of resettlement programs.  The status report was produced to comply with a federal judge’s order after the…

MASAOUDIYEH, Lebanon — Hassan Suleiman huffed in the morning sun, sweating despite the ice-cold water running up to his shins under the weight of the child sitting on his shoulders, a backpack and a full-to-bursting plastic bag he carried across the Kabir River. Behind him were his wife, mother-in-law and other relatives,…