One Million Children Flee Violence in South Sudan

More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR,

Syrian Swimmer Named UN Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appointed Thursday Yusra Mardini as its new Goodwill Ambassador.

By Rakesh Raman A number of United Nations (UN) human rights and refugee welfare agencies have expressed their anguish over

A large-scale military offensive is underway to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the

Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind “PIKPA village”

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid a visit Thursday to the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where