World
UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s decision to recognize thousands of Venezuelans as refugees
Venezuelans Ricardo and Maria hold their one-month-old son at a shelter in Manaus, Brazil.
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Saudi National Officially Identified as US Naval Base Shooter
The FBI has officially identified the shooter at the U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida who shot and killed three people Friday.
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UNHCR statement on Australia’s repeal of Medevac legislation
The Regional Processing Centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, November 2014.
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Weekend Travel in France Disrupted by Work Stoppages and Protests
France's most serious nationwide work stoppage in decades frustrated weekend travelers Saturday as truckers blocked thoroughfares and vital transportation services continued to operate far below normal capacity.
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Donors pledge US$1.2 billion funding to UNHCR for refugee protection and humanitarian programmes
UNHCR staff talk to students on the first day of term at Tal Estabel school in Aleppo, Syria, September 2019.
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Indian Gang Rape Victim Set on Fire on Way to Court, Dies
A woman in northern India who was on her way to a court hearing of a rape case she had filed months ago was set on fire Thursday morning by five men.
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UNHCR outraged at senseless attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan
Sunset over Doro refugee camp in Maban County, South Sudan, June 2013.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees starts visit to Central African Republic, welcoming home refugees
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (right) greets refugees on their return to Bangui, the Central African Republic.
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Rise in Caribbean children displaced by storms shows climate crisis is a child rights issue: UNICEF
A seven-year old boy stands in front of debris as Hurricane Irma moves off from the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.
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Soil erosion must be stopped ‘to save our future’, says UN agriculture agency
The Tanzanian Maasai landscape has witnessed a dramatic increase in soil erosion.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020