refugees

Another Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia: UN official

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - A boat believed to be carrying over 100 Rohingya refugees landed in…

UN Security Council voices ‘alarm’ at spreading violence in Sudan

WASHINGTON, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) - The UN Security Council expressed "alarm" at growing violence in war-torn Sudan on Friday,…

Indonesia moves rejected Rohingya refugees stranded on beach

By Chaideer Mahyuddin with Marchio Gorbiano in Jakarta SABANG, Indonesia, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) - More than 200 Rohingya refugees…

First US citizens leave Gaza as Biden promises effort

By Shaun TANDON WASHINGTON, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the first US citizens were…

Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN

GENEVA, Oct 25, 2023 (AFP) - The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated…

Record 110 million people now forcibly displaced: UN

By Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A record 110 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced from…

Russian border region residents flee as shelling kills four

BELGOROD, Russia, June 2, 2023 (AFP) - Four civilians were killed on Friday in shelling on Russia's Belgorod region bordering…

Moldova offers Ukrainians refuge despite its own struggles

by Sabine COLPART / Chloe ROUVEYROLLES-BAZIRE Agence France-Presse NISPORENI, Moldova (AFP) -- Tatiana Bellayar was among tens of thousands of…

Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency

  by Gareth Browne © Agence France-Presse  RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian…

Another 52,000 Ukrainians flee war as refugees

by Nina LARSON More than 5.3 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded two months ago, the United…

Stay or go? Ukraine refugees torn between safety and home

by Christophe Archambault © Agence France-Presse SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania (AFP) - A heartbreaking human drama is playing out along Ukraine's…

Civilians flee east Ukraine as Kyiv readies for ‘big battles’

by Herve BAR Agence France Presse Ukraine is preparing for "big battles" against Moscow's forces in the east of the…

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