Yearender 2019: Reliving the year via pictures

A Turkish delegation was in Russia on Monday for talks on Syria, following reports that Russian-backed attacks there were forcing tens of thousands more Syrians to flee towards Turkey.

Turkey, Russia talk Syria as thousands flee bombing

The Global Refugee Forum is being held in Geneva and the international community is coming together to announce bold, new measures to ease pressures on host countries, enhance refugee self-reliance, and find lasting solutions for those uprooted from their homes by wars and persecution. For three days the international community is exclusively focusing on the refugee crisis. # GlobalRefugeeForum #Geneva

Global Refugee Forum held in Geneva, major bold measures to take place

Since August 2017 nearly 700,000 Rohingyas have fled the destruction of their homes in persecution in the Rakhain province of Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh. Known as the world's most persecuted minority the plight of Rohingyas is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. Watch report:

Plight of Rohingyas is world's fastest growing refugee crisis

Greece will shut down overcrowded refugee camps on its outlying islands and replace them with more restrictive holding centres, authorities said on Wednesday. Living conditions for thousands of people in camps on five Aegean islands have been decried by aid groups as appalling.

Struggling with influx, Greece to shut down three refugee camps

Winter poses new threat to migrants in Bosnian forest camp

More than 1,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year, the sixth year in a row that that "bleak milestone" has been reached, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.

Migrant death toll in Mediterranean tops 1,000 for 6th year: UNHCR

The United Nations on Sunday appealed for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries, where they are overwhelming social services and reportedly sparking local tensions.

United Nations appeals for more help to alleviate Venezuela refugee crisis

More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday.

Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN

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More than 2000 immigrants have died while crossing the Mediterranean this year, according to the United Nations. While the overall number has dipped to pre-2014 levels, but the refugee flows into Europe and elsewhere continues unabated.

The refugee challenge is real but policy lags behind

As many as 370,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in recent weeks, adding to the 300,000 already there

We can feed 160 million Bangladeshis, we can feed 700,000 Rohingya: Bangladesh PM Hasina

On hearing the news of application rejection, she had a stroke and is now bedridden--unable to see, speak or walk

Sweden to deport 106-year-old blind Afghan refugee

India provides a safe haven to Afghans escaping war in their country, but this New Year they dream of work, study opportunity

A sound night's sleep: Afghans hope for equal refugee benefits in India

Australia stressed that under the deal, refugees in remote camps will be offered the US move but immigration policy will remain unchanged

Australia-US migrant deal: Refugees in detention camps offered US resettlement

Around 145,000 migrants have been rescued and brought to Italy since the beginning of 2016

Italy recovers five dead migrants from the Mediterranean, rescues 300

Owing to pressure, these kids mature faster than those living in their homes

A refugee child misses out on things your average kid takes for granted

'It is too dangerous to welcome migrants when a tiny number of them could later launch attacks,' Donald Jr said

Trump's son compares Syrian refugees to lethal candies, triggers online outrage

The monumental refugee crisis demands a resolve to end the tragedy

Road to nowhere: the global refugee crisis

This is the first such summit by the UN General Assembly aimed at 'strengthening governance of international migration'

Bangladesh prime minister to discuss migrants, refugee crisis at UN summit

Artists are inserting Pokemon Go characters into news pictures of bombed-out Syria to create a startling juxtaposition

Syrians harness Pokemon frenzy to depict their plight

More than a quarter of a million people have been killed and more than 11 million displaced in Syria's five-year-old civil war

Pope raps countries that talk of peace in Syria but supply arms

The European Union has agreed to a responsibility-sharing scheme wherein it will try to relocate the refugees to the Third World countries

Will try to resettle 170,000 refugees by next year: UN

Overall estimates say more than 60 million have been forced from their homes worldwide

UN to try resettling 170,000 refugees by next year, up 30,000 from 2016

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