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Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugee agency envoy

The Hollywood actress has conducted over 60 field missions with UNHCR over the past two decades.

Climate crisis threatens to displace millions in Middle East

The World Bank estimates that by 2050, if nothing is done to prevent it, there will be 216 million people internally displaced by the climate crisis with the Middle East being one of the most vulnerable regions.

Why bank heists are becoming prevalent in Lebanese society

Public frustration with long-standing economic mismanagement has reached a tipping point in Lebanon as bank heists are not only becoming common but also doable amongst Lebanese people.

UN refugee agency: Food crisis to push displacement levels even higher

The number of displaced has increased every year over the past decade — and it is now more than double the 42.7 million people displaced in 2012.

Thousands of Europe-bound migrants lost at sea in 2021: UN

A new report from the UN refugee agency says the number of asylum seekers that have died or gone missing doubled last year, with land and sea routes becoming more dangerous.

The world needs to step up support for Afghan refugee education in Pakistan

Strengthening access to refugee education has an untapped potential to create a generation of youth that can contribute to the development of both Pakistan and their homeland Afghanistan, when the situation improves.

Deaths after migrant boat sinks off Greece coast

Eleven bodies have been recovered so far and another 90 people stranded on the islet were rescued overnight, according to Greek coastguards.

UNHCR: Open borders, shared responsibility crucial in Afghan refugee crisis

On the heels of UN refugee agency's warning of "a larger crisis that is just beginning" in Afghanistan, an EU draft shared by Reuters shows the bloc is aiming for stricter policies to curb refugee influx from Afghanistan following Taliban takeover.

UN: Number of people forcibly displaced doubles in a decade

Nearly 70 percent of those fleeing homes are from just five countries – Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar – according to the annual report on forced displacement by the United Nations Refugee Agency.

Denmark passes law to deport asylum seekers outside Europe despite outcry

The bill would allow Denmark to move refugees arriving on Danish soil to asylum centres in possible partner countries such as Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia and others.

Militant attacks in Mozambique’s Palma displaces tens of thousands

UN refugee agency says raids by Daesh-linked militants since late March drove around 30,000 out of the down, marking a major intensification in an insurgency that has wreaked havoc across Cabo Delgado province for over three years.

UN to assess remote island where Bangladesh relocated Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh wants to eventually transfer 100,000 of the more than 1.2 million refugees living at cramped makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar to Bhasan Char island, which emerged from the sea only two decades ago and is considered vulnerable to floods.