Formally known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1950 in the aftermath of the Second World War to help the ...

The agency noted that many Syrian refugees in Jordan were considering returning home, with some ready for immediate ...

THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday welcomed the release of 39 refugees from a detention ...

Burundi is facing its largest refugee crisis in decades as tens of thousands flee escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The resurgence of the M23 rebel group has forced ...

The only way to beat ignorance is through education,” said one of the students in the Robinson International Scholars Program ...

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said this database would provide real-time data, making it easier for ...

The United Nations is the world’s principal organization for deliberating matters of peace and security, but its work encompasses far more than peacekeeping and conflict prevention. The UN ...

The discussions also included representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the ...