UN refugee agency head Filippo Grandi expressed surprise over President Trump's proposal for the US to take over and redevelop Gaza Strip. ...

Around 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli air strikes, according to the UN. The UNHCR is supporting new arrivals...

The United Nations has criticised the UK’s new Illegal Migration Bill, stating it sets a worrying precedent for global migration. The Bill ...

Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, the need for aid was "enormous," with some 21.8 million Ukrainians requiring a...

After 2 decades actor Angelina Jolie steps down from the UNHCR’s special envoy position to effectively help the refugees directly from outs...

Nobel Peace Prize 2022 will be announced on October 7, Friday. Two Indians are among the favourites to win the prestigious award.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday won the United Nations refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award, receiving praise for he...

UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said the "colossal crisis" in Ukraine would raise the number of displaced people globally well above the 84 mill...

Since the Taliban hardline Islamist movement seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, the country has plunged into financial chaos, wit...

A UNHCR report found that the number of people classed as refugees under its mandate was more than 20.8 million halfway through the year - ...

"82.4 million is the highest since we have started counting reliably," UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said as he presented the agency's an...

In its latest Global Trends report released on Friday, UNHCR says the cumulative total of displaced people has risen to 82.4 million - roug...

By the end of 2019, 79.5 million people were living uprooted and displaced, including nearly 30 million refugees -- more than one percent o...

The refugee agency pointed out that 34 of the more than 100 countries affected by the global COVID-19 outbreak host refugee populations of ...

Filippo Grandi, a 58-year-old Italian UN official, today took over as the new High Commissioner for the UN Refugee Agency amid unprecedente...

Reaffirming its support to the Palestinian cause, IIndia has donated USD one million to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian children.

UN appleals to Palestinian authorities, Israel to re-open a major crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip.