no comment People at Lviv train station wait to depart Ukraine Lviv's main railway terminal on Monday was filled with thousands more people hoping to flee to Europe or other parts of Ukraine not yet touched by the conflict seen in much of the country 28/02/2022
Nature Refugees in Cameroon have turned a desert camp into a thriving forest Planting thousands of trees is providing jobs, food, medicine and more water in the future for thousands of people. 10/10/2021
Spain Migrant tragedy: 3 dead, 4 missing as boat capsizes off Spain The boat was approaching the shore of Órzola on the island of Lanzarote on Thursday night when it flipped a few metres from land, throwing the passengers into the water 18/06/2021
Italy UN and IOM call for Europe to resume search and rescue UN data shows that out of the 3,800 people who arrived in Italy by sea this year, 2,527 departed from Libya. 25/02/2021
world news Asylum 'under attack' at Europe's borders, UN refugee agency says “With so few arrivals to Europe, this should be a manageable situation. It is regrettable that the issue of asylum remains politicised and divisive despite such declining numbers," said UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs. 28/01/2021
Libya UN deplores deadly shooting of three Europe-bound migrants in Libya "We can no longer afford to ignore what's happening inside Libya," UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley told Euronews. 29/07/2020
Eritrea Eritrean migrants claim EU voluntary return programme isn’t voluntary Eritrean migrants on a flight last year told Euronews that they were forced to fly back to Asmara even after they changed their minds. The UN says Eritrea is one of the most repressive countries on earth - so why is the EU paying for migrants to return there? 20/06/2020
France UNHCR: Europe 'not able to deal' with record-high refugee movements Speaking to Euronews, Filippo Grandi says the EU must have a united system in place to distribute asylum seekers. 20/06/2020
Uzbekistan UN hails Uzbekistan’s move to end statelessness for 50,000 people Hundreds of thousands of people were left without citizenship across Central Asia following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. 05/05/2020
the global conversation UNHCR warns social and economic consequences of pandemic may be worse than health impact Filippo Grandi says refugees who live in a precarious situation are likely to be among the first to suffer, if the pandemic causes a global recession. 10/04/2020
Libya UNHCR in Libya Part 4: The detention centres - the map and the stories In February 2019, the Libyan government revealed that there were 23 detention centres operating in Libya, holding over 5,000 asylum seekers. While they are officially run by the government, in reality it is Libya’s complex patchwork of militias that are in control. 03/10/2019
Libya UNHCR in Libya Part 3: Former staffer blows whistle on favouritism Euronews has been able to speak under the condition of anonymity with a former Libyan UNHCR staffer who has been working in Tripoli. 03/10/2019
Libya Migrants in detention centres ask: 'Why does UNHCR keep us in prison?' The UN agency has been accused of being a “fig leaf” for the policy of externalisation of EU borders; critics argue that UNHCR action is Libya is uneffective. We asked migrants held in detention centres their opinion. 02/10/2019
Libya Who are the UNHCR really working to help - refugees or states? Euronews has undertaken an investigation into the UNHCR's operation in Libya, where tens of thousands of migrants live in detainment camps, hoping to make it to Europe. 02/10/2019
Libya UN demands action on refugees after 40 killed in Libyan shipwreck UN demands action on refugees after 40 killed in Libyan shipwreck. 27/08/2019
Afghanistan In pictures: These are the children of Afghanistan's refugee crisis The war in Afghanistan is raging on and the future will likely see even more children forced to flee their homes and embark on a dangerous journey in the hope of safety elsewhere. 20/06/2019
Uganda Italian football club train refugees in Uganda to 'promote peace' Italian football club Sampdoria held a training camp for refugees and local children in Uganda to promote sports and peace. 20/06/2019
Good Morning Europe 70 million people have been forced from their homes around the world More 70 million people have been forcibly displaced around the world because of war, conflict, and persecution, according to a new report by the UN Refugee Agency. The findings suggest that more people are displaced globally than currently live in all of France. 19/06/2019
world news Fewer migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean in 2018: UNHCR report The UNHCR has warned of a likely rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the European Parliament elections in May even though the number of migrant arrivals in Europe fell last year, to a four-year low. 30/01/2019
Thailand UN gives refugee status to Saudi woman in Thailand The UN refugee agency has determined that a Saudi woman who fled her family and refused to leave a Bangkok hotel room is a legitimate refugee, and has asked Australia to consider resettling her. 07/01/2019
USA US seeks to deny asylum to migrants who enter country illegally US seeks to deny asylum to migrants who enter country illegally 10/11/2018
Canada Canada’s resettlement of refugees: Potential lessons for Europe Canada’s resettlement of refugees: Potential lessons for Europe 03/11/2018
USA Trump shuns internationalism Trump's latest move to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council is just one more potentially isolating move. 20/06/2018
Europe News UNHCR: More people displaced in 2017 than ever before Ahead of World Refugee Day, the UNHCR unveils its annual report on refugee trends. They say that 68.5 million people were displaced in 2017. 19/06/2018
Rwanda Two wounded in refugee camp food rationing protest At least two people have been reported shot and wounded in protests over food cuts provoked by UN funding shortages. 22/02/2018
View View: The Rohingya people deserve so much better UNHCR's Vivian Tan looks at ways of addressing the Rohingya crisis 06/11/2017
