Refugees

The UK government’s recently-announced plan to overhaul the asylum system rests on the idea that protection for refugees…

UNHCR names Taban Shoresh, founder of The Lotus Flower in Kurdistan, a Nansen Award winner for aiding 105,000…

For decades, millions of Afghans fleeing war, persecution, and poverty have sought refuge in neighboring Iran. But crossing…

A Cameroonian village chief won the UN refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Award on Wednesday for sheltering and integrating…

This year’s honourees include five remarkable laureates from Cameroon, Mexico, Ukraine, Iraq and Tajikistan, each recognised for their…

Participants announce new pledges during the second Global Refugee Forum in Geneva in December 2023. © UNHCR/Will Swanson…

How one programme in Ethiopia is turning refugees’ legal right to work into real livelihoods through evidence-based policy,…

The national ombudsman and the children’s ombudsman have warned many Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands are living in…

KAMPALA, Uganda—This country has long been a haven for Africans fleeing war and famine. No longer. Uganda is…

Bellingham, Wash., seen on Dec. 3, 2025, was one of the American communities that took in Afghan refugees…

08 Dec Blog: Amendments to the “move-on” period for refugees This month’s blog focuses on the move-on support…

DECATUR, Ga. — Mehsod Paw’s journey spans the globe. A civil war forced her Burmese family to resettle…

What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers