UNHCR Archives - UN Dispatch

Negotiations Over a New “Global Compact on Refugees” Are Reaching a Critical Stage

Ed note. This is a special guest post by Mark Yarnell, senior advocate with Refugees International Assessing the scale of the global refugee crisis can be overwhelming. There are currently over 22 million refugees world-wide and counting. Rohingya refugees from...

The Number of People Displaced By Conflict and Disaster Has Reached a Record High

Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees released their annual “Global Trends” report on the state of refugees in the world today. The data are staggering. There are now more refugees and...

Will Kenya Shut Down the World’s Largest Refugee Camp?

In the wake of the horrific Garissa University attacks, which took the lives of 148 people, Kenya’s Deputy President delivered an ultimatum to the United Nations Refugee Agency: move nearly half a million Somali refugees out of a huge Kenyan...

Why These Mediterranean Migrant Boat Disasters Keep Happening

Update 2: The latest incident may prove to be the deadliest disaster ever. According to the UN Refugee Agency only 50 of the 700 people on board have been rescued, meaning it would be the “largest loss of life...

A Refugee Crisis in the Central African Republic

With the Syria crisis spinning out of control and South Sudan on the brink of famine, the 18 month old humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic is being largely ignored by international media and international donors. On the one...