At least 500 Rohingyas arrive in Indonesia: UN refugee agency

UNHCR 'deeply distressed' by reports of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border as neighbours exchange blame

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins UN refugee prize, wins praise for defending asylum seekers

After a violent crackdown by the armed forces, migrants and refugees in tripoli gathered outside a UN center to seek help in escaping Libya. The migrants say they have been victims of violent abuse, torture, and extortion.

Libya: Migrants in fear after a violent crackdown by forces

According to UN Refugee Agency official, Turkey is the country that has hosted the largest number of refugees for five consecutive years, including more Syrian refugees than any other country.

Turkey hosts 4 million refugees, migrants cross country to enter Europe

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

Catastrophic' floods could provoke famine in South Sudan: World Food Programme

Laos activist feared missing in Thailand: Rights groups

Up to 150 people have drowned after their boat sank off the Libyan coast Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) confirmed. Around 300 people are believed to have embarked on the dangerous sea crossing from the Libyan port city of Al-Khums, 80 miles east of Tripoli, UNHCR spokesman Charlie Yaxley said. The vessel got into trouble in the waters off the coast of Libya. Some passengers were rescued by local fishermen, who were later joined by the Libyan coastguard, he added.

Libya shipwreck survivor recounts tragedy

Japan's ambassador to Colombia said on Thursday (July 04) that his country would provide approximately 4,500,000 dollars to two United Nations agencies to help deal with the influx of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. Ambassador Keiichiro Morishita signed an agreement in Bogota on Thursday that would provide the funding to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

Japan To Help Migrant Crisis In Colombia

Protesters march against Italy's tough new anti-migrant law

In a statement, UNHCR "appealed to concerned governments to allow the immediate disembarkation of hundreds of people stranded in the Mediterranean since Saturday

Italy, Malta must allow 'immediate disembarkation' of stranded migrants: UN

Dhaka's home minister Asaduzzaman Khan formally gave the list to his Myanmar counterpart Lieutenant General Kyaw Swe after officials of the two nations held a meeting in the Bangladeshi capital

Bangladesh hands over list of 8,000 Rohingyas, Myanmar says will start repatriation

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take help from the UN?refugee agency to safely repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled violence in Myanmar, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said on Saturday

Bangladesh says agreed with Myanmar for UNHCR to assist Rohingya's return

'More than 3 million people have been displaced since the start of 2014 and a million more people are at risk of losing their homes'

Mosul offensive: UN refugee agency prepares to receive 150,000 Iraqis fleeing the city

Pakistan has about a million unregistered refugees from Afghanistan who fled the Soviet occupation of their country in the 1980s

Pakistan plans talks with Afghanistan, UN over return of Afghan refugees