Violence is tearing the Central African Republic apart. Many say the world is not doing enough to address a problem that has continued to deteriorate since the overthrow of the government last March. And the potential for genocide is looming.
In 2012, more than 87,000 people were resettled as refugees or granted asylum. People from Burma, Bhutan and Iraq made…
A survivor of a suspected Anti-Balaka grenade attack waits to go to hospital with the help of MISCA.Laurence Geai/NurPhoto/Sipa USA…
The charitable arm of the Swedish company Ikea unveiled a new partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Refugee Housing Unit to design better homes for refugees.
Start your week off right with the latest Humanosphere podcast! We appreciated having Tom Murphy, Humanosphere’s East Coast correspondent, on…
Children of Za’atari campOxfam At its current pace, there will be 3.65 million Syrian refugees by the end of the…
The crisis in Syria today compares to massive historic tragedies, Iraq in 1991 and Rwanda, 1994, in terms of the number of people displaced. An additional 2 million Syrians are internally displaced. With as many as 8,000 people leaving Syria every day the UN is concerned that the number of refugees may triple by the end of the year
This short report from Al Jazeera provides further information about the ethnic conflict that has lead to the displacement of the Rohingya and how the refugees are living in tents and rely upon food aid.
The Guardian reports the number of people fleeing unstable or dangerous situations in their home country is on the rise:…
From The Guardian: An interactive map showing the latest refugee statistics from the UN on where refugees come from, where…