Tag: UNHCR

Morocco Renews Commitment to Protect, Assist Refugees

December 18, 2019

Morocco, a pioneer in international humanitarian action, reaffirmed Wednesday in Geneva its commitment to continue its contribution to collective efforts aimed at protecting and assisting ... Read More

Rwanda, UNHCR & AU agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya

September 10, 2019

Rwanda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the African Union have signed this Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for ... Read More

Post-disaster: Malawi needs $ 381 million to rebuild the country

July 9, 2019

Cyclone-hit Malawi will need 290 billion Malawian kwacha (more than $ 381 million) for reconstruction work, according to a post-disaster needs assessment conducted by the ... Read More

Tripoli clashes intensifying, amid rising safety fears - IOM

May 15, 2019

The “dramatically deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Tripoli has highlighted that much more needs to be done to protect all non-combatants caught up in the battle ... Read More

Algeria: UN Voices Deep Concern Over Detention of Syrian, Yemeni & Palestinian Refugees

January 4, 2019

The UN Refugee Agency has voiced deep concern over the detention by the Algerian authorities of 120 refugees from Syria, Yemen and Palestine at the ... Read More

UN Secretary General Estimates People Held by Polisario in Tindouf at 90K

October 8, 2018

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres estimated at 90,000 the population held against their will in the Polisario-run camps in south-western Algeria, a figure that is ... Read More

Libya: Militias Force Nearly 2,000 to Leave their Long-established Shelters in Tripoli – UNHCR

August 15, 2018

Libyan militias have forced nearly 2,000 people from an ethnic minority, targeted for their alleged links to the former Gadaffi Government, to flee long-established shelters ... Read More

EU Wants to Address African Migrants Issues with €467 Mln Assistance

June 1, 2018

The European Union has earmarked €467 million funding to assist vulnerable migrants and refugees and address root causes of irregular migration. The new support measures ... Read More

Morocco Reaffirms Algeria’s Responsibility in Perpetuating Ordeal of Tindouf Camps Population

March 7, 2018

Morocco reiterated its firm condemnation of Algeria’s connivance with the Polisario militias in maintaining a civil population hostage in abhorrent living conditions in the Tindouf ... Read More

UNHCR’s Protection Chief Praises Morocco for Efforts to Protect Refugees

October 27, 2017

UNHCR’s protection chief Volker Türk has praised Morocco for adopting a National Policy on Immigration and Asylum  aiming at offering protection to refugees, the UN ... Read More