Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
Donate Now GENEVA, June 9 (UNHCR) –Refugee and migrant arrivals to Europe across the Mediterranean so far in 2015 have moved above 100,000, with record numbers now arriving every day in the Greek islands. Official figures show that as of 8 June a total of 103,000...
Nepal Earthquake Survivors Look to the Future
One month ago, a devastating earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale destroyed the homes of more than 2.5 million Nepalis. Now begins a race to build temporary shelters before the heavy monsoon rains arrive in June. But rebuilding homes in the flattened rural...
Cholera epidemic claims 31 lives in Tanzania, including 29 Burundian refugees
GENEVA, May 22 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee on Friday reported that a cholera epidemic this week in Tanzania’s lakeside Kagunga area has killed two local people and 29 Burundian refugees, adding to the serious challenges created by the forced population displacement...