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Energy from sunlight is now providing electricity to Syrian refugees at a camp in Jordan. The Azraq camp is the first in the world to completely operate on clean energy, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, or UNHCR. The new power center u
June 20 is World Refugee Day. The United Nations General Assembly decided to create this day in 2000. It marks the 50th anniversary of the international convention relating to the status of refugees. The day is also Africa Refugee Day. A different th
30 Afghan interpreters and their families arrived in Auckland yesterday to start a new life in New Zealand, 94 people in total. The youngest is 3 months. These interpreters worked with New Zealand soldiers and police. Over the last 10 years, New Zeal
The U.N. refugee agency says it is concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of displaced civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between government and rebel forces threatens North Kivu's provincial capital Goma. Lis
The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed at the large numbers of women who continue to be victims of rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UNHCR says more than one third of recorded cases of rape, in the
AS IT IS 2016-03-07 Refugee Crisis Could Explode Violently in Europe 欧洲难民危机或剧烈爆炸 Europe could soon explode into uncontrollable and widespread violence because of the refugee crisis. That warning comes from UNHCR, or the United N
UN: Big Increase in People Fleeing Conflict The United Nations says conflicts forced many people from their homes during the first half of 2014. The U.N. refugee agency reported this week that 5.5 million people were forcibly displaced during that si
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2008 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, warns extreme poverty, climate change and civil strife are generating more refugees around the world. He says the growing number of refugees and migrants is
The players were reported missing following a regional football tournament on Kenyan soil. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 18 December 2009 Twelve players from Eritrea's national football team have sought asylum in Kenya through the United Nations refugee age
The United Nations refugee agency expressed alarm at the further deterioration of the situation in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The UNHCR reported that fighting between the transitional government and al-Shabab militia over the past two weeks has t
U.N. aid agencies say they are very concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen because of increased fighting between al-Houthi rebels and government forces in the mountains of northern Yemen. The U.N. refugee agency reports ab
200,000 Displaced in South Sudan 南苏丹20万人背井离乡 The U.N. estimates more than 200,000 people have been displaced within South Sudan by ongoing fighting. Another 10,000 people have fled to neighboring countries. U.N. refugee agency spoke
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has sent the first UN convoy of aid overland into Burma, and a planeload of shelter supplies has been flown in from Dubai. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters i
By Lisa Schlein The U.N. Refugee Agency says large numbers of Congolese refugees have left Burundi and returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past few days. The UNHCR says it is not encou
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 November 2007 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) says a team of aid workers that traveled during the weekend to Afgooye, a small town west of Mogadishu, found thousands of newly displaced Somalis living in extremely harsh condi
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 February 2008 The UNHCR says a comprehensive solution has been found that will enable some 218,000 Burundian refugees who fled to Tanzania in 1972 to end their lengthy exile and begin new lives, either in Tanzania or in Buru
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 May 2008 The U.N. refugee agency reports the number of people arriving on the coast of Yemen after being smuggled across the treacherous Gulf of Aden from the Horn of Africa has more than doubled this year. At the same time,
Risking Death to Reach Safety in Europe The Mediterranean Sea was a deadliest stretch of water in 2011for refugees and migrants. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says more than 1500 people drowned or went missing while fleeing Africa for Europe. UNHCR
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 November 2009 The U.N. refugee agency says it is extremely concerned about the recent escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen between the government and rebel Houthis. The UNHCR says there has been a significant increa
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has sent the first UN convoy of aid overland into Burma, and a planeload of shelter supplies has been flown in from Dubai. 联合国难民事务高级专员公署表示,该机构已经派出第一支联合国援助