UN now expects 1.8 million people to flee Sudan by year-end
The United Nations refugee agency on Monday said it expected over 1.8 million people from Sudan to arrive in five neighbouring countries by the end...
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Donors pledge $6 billion for Syria at EU-hosted conference
International donors pledged 5.6 billion euros ($6.13 billion) at an EU-hosted conference in Brussels on Thursday to help Syria where an earthquake in February compounded the plight of a poverty-stricken...
Our View: Numbers will dominate any debate on migration
A UNHCR report on Monday aimed at identifying perceptions and attitudes towards refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants and comparing trends and shifts in public opinion since...
Cameroonians march to protest situation in their home country
Cameroonians marched across southern Nicosia on Friday to protest the violent intercommunal clashes that forced thousands to flee the African country. Dozens of demonstrators gathered...
Fair system needed for migrants says UNHCR, concerns over minors
Increasing migratory flows into Cyprus require comprehensive management of the asylum system in line with international laws and norms to implement fast and fair asylum...
Refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus share their stories in new book
The Unhcr office in Cyprus announced on Wednesday the launch of a photo-essay book on the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Cyprus, to...
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert refugee crisis, says UNHCR
The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday, warning that a lack of resources is hampering efforts...
UN refugee agency concerned for migrant kids at Pournara
A UN Refugee Agency (Unhcr) official has expressed concern over the wellbeing of 200 migrant children, half of whom unaccompanied, currently hosted at an overcrowded...
UNHCR offers help over irregular migrants
The UNHCR is ready to provide further help to Cyprus to handle the influx of irregular migrants, its assistant high commissioner for protection Gillian Triggs...
Over 7,000 asylum applications in 2020, backlog now almost 20,000
A total of 7,036 new asylum applications were submitted in 2020 in Cyprus, raising the year’s backlog to nearly 20,000, Unhcr Cyprus reported on Thursday....
