Volunteers boost Sama Bajau birth registration amid pandemic
Since 2019, a community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness. By Maria Jorica Pamintuan in Zamboanga City, Philippines At 7:30 on a sunny Saturday, Almalyn Akmad stands beside a waiting...
Restoring peace must become a priority, says Guterres
GENEVA, Dec 18 (UNHCR)—Renewed efforts to bring peace to conflicts across the world must become the priority of the international community if current record levels of global displacement are not to continue, António Guterres, the outgoing head of the UN Refugee...
Fighting in southern Philippines island displaces more than 120,000
MANILA, Philippines, March 20 (UNHCR) – Fighting between government forces and armed groups in the southern Philippines island of Mindanao has forced more than 120,000 people to flee their homes since late January, when the conflict flared. The UN refugee agency said...