Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in MexicoElderly residents like Maria Cabrera are forced to flee their homes in Tula, Mexico, due to escalating cartel violence. Drone attacks and b...
16 May, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
India-UAE, India-US among top 10 migration corridors in 2024: UNA United Nations report reveals key global migration routes. India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the United States are among the...
05 May, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025The European Union saw a record 64.2 million immigrants in 2025. This is a significant increase from previous years. Germany remains the to...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe proving the deadliest. Many victims were l...
21 Apr, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016Four candidates are vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. This selection process unfolds in a world marked by deep div...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Guterres: UN to punish staffers involved in 'terror,' urges UNRWA fundingUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vows to hold accountable any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror, including refugee ...
30 Jan, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Colour of support: Why many celebs wore blue ribbons at the OscarsThe blue ribbons were worn as a sign of solidarity with the refugees.
14 Mar, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Angelina Jolie leaves role as UN refugee agency envoy after over two decadesJolie alluded to frustration with the lack of global progress in ending sexual violence in conflict.
17 Dec, 2022, 10.55 AM IST
After raising hope, Biden still lacks climate migration planAdvocates praised both moves as bold steps toward the world finally recognizing the need to offer refuge to people fleeing not just wars an...
19 Oct, 2022, 09.27 PM IST
United Nations says over four million have fled UkraineAid workers say the flow has eased in recent days as many people await developments in the war. An estimated 6.5 million people have also b...
30 Mar, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
UN: 6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to warThe findings come in a paper issued Friday by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
19 Mar, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
Eastern Europe helps Ukraine refugees feel at home with school places, jobsMore than 3 million people have left Ukraine so far, data from the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) showed. The frontline states - Poland, Slova...
16 Mar, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
UN reports at least 240 civilian casualties, 64 deaths in UkraineDamage to civilian infrastructure has left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity or water. Hundreds of homes had been damaged...
27 Feb, 2022, 01.28 PM IST
Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in KabulThe development in Kabul comes as President Joe Biden was expected to issue an executive order that would allow U.S. financial institutions...
11 Feb, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Violence in Sudan's Darfur killed 250, displaced 100,000: UN refugee agencyThe violence in the provinces of West Darfur and South Darfur has posed a significant challenge to the country's transitional government.
23 Jan, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
- Officials: Quarter million people have fled Libya
So far refugee workers have not seen Libyans crossing the border to flee their homeland, U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards said.
11 Mar, 2011, 10.52 PM IST
- UN: $7 bn needed for 2009 humanitarian work
The United Nations asked Wednesday for $7 bn (5.5 bn euros) to fund its humanitarian work around the world in 2009 _ almost double last yea...
19 Nov, 2008, 09.03 PM IST