A coroner in New York ruled a Rohingya refugee’s death a homicide after he was abandoned and later found dead.

In the short term, Merz prioritizes the deportation of those who have committed crimes. On Monday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany will return 80% of more than 900,000 Syrians to their country over the next three years, starting primarily with those who do not have residence permits or who have committed crimes. His remarks came […]

Lack of funding in refugee camps reduced humanitarian assistance. On Tuesday, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported that more than 33,000 Congolese refugees have returned home from Burundi following the reopening of the border on Feb. 23. The returnees had fled in December 2025 due to clashes between the Congolese army and the rebel […]

Storm Byron has destroyed thousands of shelters in Gaza as Israeli restrictions on aid continue to worsen conditions for displaced families.

A group of 68 Palestinians, including 36 children and adolescents, arrived in Chile this Saturday after being evacuated from the Gaza Strip on September 10 due to the humanitarian and security crisis caused by Israel’s offensive in that territory. RELATED: UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Statehood in Overwhelming Vote Chilean President Gabriel Boric, a recognized […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on a United Nations–supervised plan to repatriate refugees displaced by recent fighting in eastern DRC. The historic arrangement was announced Tuesday in Kinshasa by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, even as both capitals continue to navigate a fragile peace following a U.S.-brokered agreement […]

The governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, announced the imminent closure of Muna refugee camp, the largest displacement center in northeastern Nigeria, housing over 10,000 families. The decision follows previous shutdowns of 17 camps since 2021, part of a broader effort to reduce dependency on humanitarian aid in the region. The closure had been postponed […]

One of Sudan’s largest displacement camps, Zamzam, has been all but emptied following the occupation by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), triggering a humanitarian catastrophe in North Darfur, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned Thursday. Once home to over 400,000 displaced people, Zamzam camp has been largely vacated as civilians […]

These measures are part of a broader campaign aimed at restricting the agency’s work, which has been a cornerstone of assistance to Palestinian refugees for decades. Related: PRCS Denies Claims of Replacing UNRWA in Jerusalem This Thursday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) reiterated its determination to continue providing humanitarian […]

Türkiye still hosts nearly 3 million Syrian refugees, according to official data. On Sunday, Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 7,621 Syrian nationals voluntarily returned to their homeland between Dec. 9 and Dec. 13, following the downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. RELATED: Israeli Forces to Be Buried in Syria: Salami In […]