A Syrian Olympic boxer who fled to Germany six years ago after competing for his home country at the 2012 London Games plans to fight "for all refugees in the entire world" next month in Tokyo.

Tokyo Games: Syrian boxer to fight for all refugees

Canada will admit more refugees and their families this year as part of its effort to tackle a global crisis, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.

Canada vows to nearly double intake of 'protected persons' as refugee family backlog grows

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to reach 82.4 million at the end of last year, the United Nations said on Friday.

Amid pandemic, number of people forced to flee homes has risen, says UN

President Joe Biden announced on Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.

Biden to allow up to 62,500 refugees into US after criticism over delay

Pope Francis made a rare Sunday outing from Vatican grounds to celebrate a mass on "divine mercy" with prisoners, refugees and health workers. The service was held in a church just off St Peter's Square, in front of a reduced congregation of about 80 people, due to coronavirus restrictions.

Pope celebrates mass of 'mercy' with prisoners, refugees

Kenya’s high court has temporarily blocked the closure of two refugee camps that are hosting more than 400,000 people, as per media reports. The decision came after Kenyan Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i announced the government’s plan to shut down the Dadaab and Kakuma camp.

Kenya high court blocks closure of refugee camps housing 400,000 people

An international aid group on Monday denounced the destruction of its facilities at refugee camps caught up in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

Refugee group condemns damage at camps hit by Tigray war

After halting the refugee intake for nearly a year, New Zealand said it will start receiving refugees again from this month. The island-country had shut the refugee intake for nearly a year to stop the possible spread of the deadly coronavirus.

New Zealand to resume refugee intake with 35 arriving in February

Syrian refugee camp in northern Lebanon was set on fire on Saturday night after a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family, said state media.

Lebanon: Syrian refugee camp set on fire after fight between refugees and locals

Aid and human rights groups have said the best way to stop the journeys is to provide safe routes for people to seek asylum in the UK.

UK, France sign new deal to curb Channel refugee crossings

Along the dock, over 2000 people, who have recently arrived from africa, are living in conditions that an immigration judge has called inhumane and degrading

Canary Islands: Demonstrators gather to protest conditions of refugee

Most of the asylum seekers who were left homeless after fires ripped through their camp on Lesbos island have moved to a new temporary site, Greece's migration ministry said on Saturday.

Most homeless Lesbos migrants head to new camp after fire

Half of all refugee children were already out of school before the coronavirus hit, and the UN cautioned Thursday the pandemic risked deepening a crisis robbing millions of future prospects.

Pandemic threatens refugee children's limited schooling: UN

United Nations' World Refugee Day on Saturday (June 20), will be the same as every day for Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, who will be focused on trying to eke out a living by selling snack food on the street. This year's event is aimed at reminding the world that everyone, including refugees, can contribute to society, the U.N. said on its website.

On World Refugee Day, Palestinian tries to scrape by in Gaza

Bulgaria's defence minister has hit out at "unreasonable" Greek plans to build a camp near their border to shelter asylum seekers amid a migration surge from Turkey.

Bulgaria opposes Greek plans for refugee camp near border

As the fighting continues nearly one million people have been uprooted from their homes in Idlib. Since the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, the country has never seen so many people displaced in such a short time. Watch report:

Syrian refugee crisis: Syrians find shelter in caves

WION Dispatch: Syrians Find Shelter in Caves

The United States began flying Mexican deportees deep into Mexico on Thursday, and senior US and Guatemalan officials said Mexicans seeking US refuge might be sent to the Central American nation, in a renewed effort to slash border crossings.

US deports Mexicans far from border, may send others to Guatemala

A delegation of Rohingya refugees on Thursday (December 19) refused to accept a proposal made by Myanmar officials to repatriate them to Myanmar, citing that their demands have not been met.

Rohingya refugees reject Myanmar officials' proposal to return home

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

The first ever Global Refugee Forum will open on Tuesday (December 17) in Geneva in a bid to find new approaches to deal with refugees-related issues, as displacement numbers hit a new record in 2019.

UNHCR launch first Global Refugee Forum as displacements reach highest ever level

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

Turkey is forcibly sending Syrian refugees to an area of Syria near the border where it aims to set up a "safe zone" even though the conflict there has not ended, Amnesty International said in a report published on Friday.

Amnesty International says Turkey deporting Syrians to planned 'safe zone' region

By Deina Abdelkader Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan isn’t limiting his assault on neighbouring Syria to attacking Kurdish troops that run the country’s northern region.

Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in Turkey

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