refugees

Arab News | 8.3 mn refugees at risk due to ‘severe’ funding cuts: UN

Geneva: Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency…

4 days ago

Arab News | UN refugees chief warns conditions in W.Sahara ‘deteriorating’

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United Nations’ top official for refugees warned on Friday that conditions for long-displaced people in…

1 week ago

Arab News | Over 55,000 Sudanese refugees fled to east Chad this year: UN

GENEVA: More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into eastern Chad since the start of the year, the United Nations…

1 week ago

Arab News | Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the country to 17,500 mostly white South…

1 week ago

Inside a camp for Yemeni refugees who have fled to Djibouti

Fighting on Yemen's west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait to…

2 weeks ago

Fleeing Sudan’s war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda

Since war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, nearly 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived at the camp, some after…

6 months ago

Most Syrian refugees in Germany expected to return home in three years, Merz says

Merz’s government has taken a tougher line on refugees and migrants, amid surging support for the anti-immigration AfD party. Source…

6 months ago

Concerns raised about ‘coercive’ repatriation of Burundian refugees from Tanzania

As of the end of November 2025, there were over 140,000 Burundian refugees in neighbouring Tanzania, who have fled over…

7 months ago

Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries

The 2026 Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) aims to deliver lifesaving assistance this year to 5.9 million people across seven neighbouring countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South…

8 months ago

As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return

“More people are killed and injured each year. Millions have only a few hours of electricity per day. Hundreds of…

8 months ago