Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees surpasses 100,000 mark

Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees surpasses 100,000 mark

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Nov 19 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday marked a major milestone: the resettlement of over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees from Nepal to third countries since the launch of the program in...
Humans of Lesvos

Humans of Lesvos

Brandon Stanton has met thousands of individuals though his work as a street photographer and storyteller. They are grandparents, immigrants, divorcees, actors. By telling “one story at a time,” his Humans of New York blog and Facebook page reach millions of people...
UNHCR welcomes definitive bilateral ceasefire in Colombia

UNHCR welcomes definitive bilateral ceasefire in Colombia

GENEVA, Nov 13 (UNHCR)—United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has welcomed the announcement by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to establish a bilateral and definitive cease-fire in the coming...
First asylum-seekers relocate from Greece to Luxembourg

First asylum-seekers relocate from Greece to Luxembourg

ATHENS, Greece, Nov 4 (UNHCR)—It was the crack of dawn when 30 asylum-seekers from Syria and Iraq gathered around the departure gate at Athens International Airport on Wednesday, bound for a new life in a new land. The atmosphere was full of expectation. Some could...

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