Europe News UNHCR tries to help millions of Ukrainian refugees stay close to home Russia recently intensified a series of long-range Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, which often also include ballistic and cruise missiles as well as powerful glide bombs. 12/07/2025
World News More than 123 million forcibly displaced worldwide, UNHCR says Figures recorded at the end of last year show that global displacement has almost doubled over the last decade. 12/06/2025
No Comment Tens of thousands of Afghans return from Pakistan after deadline More than 80,000 Afghans returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan between 1 and 18 April, following the expiry of a voluntary return deadline, Pakistani officials have said. 30/04/2025
Radio Schuman How will the EU handle another refugee crisis sparked by conflict? Renewed fighting in the Middle East may bring about a new refugee crisis in Europe, where anti-immigration far-right parties are rising in consensus and influencing the political narrative. 03/10/2024
Europe News Refugee Olympic Team ready for Paris 2024 games After four days of preparation and bonding in the historic Normandy town of Bayeux the IOC Refugee Olympic Team have now settled at the Olympic village in Paris. 20/07/2024
Spain More than 400 migrants arrive in Canary Islands The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that of the 266,940 migrants trying to reach Europe last year, 97% made the treacherous sea crossing from North Africa. 16/04/2024
Ukraine UN appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance as war rages on in Ukraine UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi has spent a week visiting several towns affected by the war with Russia. 26/01/2024
World News Hundreds of migrants fight for survival on Polish-Belarusian border In a forest listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hundreds of migrants fight for survival in the hope of crossing into the European Union. So far, 48 bodies have been found there since the start of the migration crisis two years ago 07/07/2023
Sudan Sudan: no sign of peace as fighting escalates In Sudan, a bitter battle between opposing generals for power has been raging for a month. Caught in the crossfire is the Sudanese population which has resisted military rule for years and is demanding a transition to democracy. 15/05/2023
Italy Migrants die from 'thirst, hunger and burns' trying to reach Europe The victims included three children, aged one, two, and 12, according to the UN's refugee agency. 13/09/2022
Ukraine Two-thirds of Ukraine refugees plan to stay put for now, says UNHCR Around two-thirds of refugees from Ukraine expect to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves after Russia's invasion, a survey by the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has found. 13/07/2022
Culture news 'You are my hero': Hollywood star Ben Stiller meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv The 'Dodgeball' actor was visiting Ukraine in his role as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador. 21/06/2022
World News UN says climate change and Ukraine war driving up refugee numbers "I had a right to build a better future, it wasn't possible to do that in Somalia." Abdullahi Ahmed, now a councillor in Turin, spoke to delegates on UN World Refugee Day. 20/06/2022
World News Over 3,000 migrants died at sea on their way to Europe in 2021 — UN The number of migrants who died or went missing was twice as high as in the previous year, the UN's refugee agency said. 29/04/2022
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