UN Refugee Cash Card Scheme Boosts Lebanese Grocers
In three years, Lebanese grocer Ali Khiami hired six staff, invested in property and funded his children's university education. Business ...
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At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fundraising summit to help the ...
EU Pledges 85 Mn Euros To Uganda For S.Sudan Refugees
The EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda Thursday, ahead of a summit to raise twenty times that ...
UN Commends Morocco’s Acceptance To Host Syrian Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Kingdom of Morocco to admit a group of Syrian refugees ...
Kofi Adjei Commends UNHCR
Mr Kofi Adjei, Berekum Municipal Chief Executive has commended the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for helping to ...
UN Warns Against Refugee Returns To Nigeria From Cameroon
The UN voiced alarm Wednesday at the many Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon to Banki, a border town clouded by ...
World Refugee Day Takes On New Meaning In Ghana
The UN High Commission of Refugees today , June 20, 2017, released the world’s first satellite for distance learning, to ...
Lack of Jobs For Refugees In Ghana Should Be A National Concern
Head of the Ghana Refugee Board, Dr. Kofi Anane has expressed worry at the lack of support for refugees especially ...
SA and UNHCR To Mark World Refugees Day With Tolerance Exercises
The Department of Home Affairs and United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNHCR) have announced that they will jointly commemorate ...
Ethiopia To Mark Refugee Day With Open-Door Policy In Question
Known for its open door policy towards refugees, Ethiopia on Thursday announced to celebrate the World Refuge Day in the ...
Somalia Migration Is A Great Cause For Concern – UN
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has indicated that it is deeply concerned by the situation of approximately 260 Somali and ...
EU Sanctions Hungary, Poland, Czechs Over Refugees
The EU launched legal action Tuesday against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in their share ...
Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve
The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials said ...
Syria Refugees Still Stuck Between Morocco and Algeria
Dozens of Syrian refugees remained stranded in no-man's land between Morocco and Algeria on Tuesday, non-governmental groups said, despite an ...
Ghanaian Found Dead Near Manitoba Border Reportedly Trying To Reunite With Daughter
It was the scenario that residents of Emerson, Man., had been fearing for months — that someone among the throngs ...
Ghanaian Woman Dies of Hypothermia Trying To Cross US-Canada Border
A 57-year-old woman believed to be from Ghana was found dead near the U. S.-Manitoba border last week after officials ...
UN Says Five Kenya Refugee Camp Workers Involved In Fraud
Five UN workers at a refugee camp in northwest Kenya were allegedly involved in fraud and other serious misconduct, the ...
UN Urges Morocco and Algeria To Help Stranded Syrians
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage for dozens of Syrian refugees trapped ...
58 Migrants Perish In Med In A Week, 100 Missing
At least 58 migrants, including many children, perished in the Mediterranean last week trying to reach Italy, while 100 more ...
C. Africa Violence Forces 88,000 People To Flee Homes In May
Surging violence in Central African Republic has killed hundreds and forced some 88,000 people to flee their homes since the ...