Over 400 Rohingya feared drowned in two shipwrecks off Myanmar coast: UN UNHCR says two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 could be the ‘deadliest tragedy at sea’ involving Rohingya so far this year. Al Jazeera · May 24, 2025
Will the United States deport people to Rwanda? Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable. Al Jazeera · May 23, 2025
Falling back into the shadows? How to keep internal displacement on the humanitarian agenda The international humanitarian system is in freefall. Following the dramatic funding cuts initiated by Donald Trump’s administration in the United States, deliveries of essential food, medicines and clean water to those in need have halted and stockpiles are dwindling. Aid agencies are scrambling to figure out how to do less… The Conversation · May 20, 2025
Hundreds of Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide return in UN repatriation Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who have been living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have been repatriated The Independent UK · May 18, 2025
Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda UN World Food Programme says $50m is urgently needed amid fears that Uganda may now begin forced repatriations The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025
Rwanda in 'initial' talks to receive migrants deported from the US Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said. Radio France Internationale · May 5, 2025
Rwanda confirms talks with US over receiving deported migrants Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says the ‘ongoing’ discussions are ‘still in the early stages’. Al Jazeera · May 5, 2025
UN agencies slash jobs, warn of impact to services amid US funding cuts, officials say The cuts to the UN agencies underscore the impact of President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US back from its position as the world’s single largest aid donor. Euronews · Apr 29, 2025
World Food Program and other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United States The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
UN Food, Refugee Agencies Warn Of Huge Cuts After Funding Losses The UN's food and refugee agencies have warned of dire cuts to their services as funding plummets, especially from key donor the United States under President Donald Trump. International Business Times · Apr 28, 2025
Trump demands ‘high level’ Moscow-Kyiv meeting as Russian general killed by car bomb Trump said a deal was “very close” on the same day Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy chief in the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, was killed by an explosive device that was placed in his car The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
‘I love my country but nobody is safe’: the plight of Cameroon’s exiles, trapped in Nigeria English-speaking minority refugees caught up in clashes between the military and separatists are stranded in neighbouring country The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
UN refugee agency backs return hubs in boost to potential Labour plan There have been reports that the UK Government could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans. Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2025
Germany halts UN refugee resettlement programme The next German government, likely to be led by the centre-right CDU, is expected to be tougher on migration. Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025
Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2025 ‘This is our home’: D-day for Afghans facing Pakistan deportation Hundreds of thousands of Afghans who have lived in Pakistan for decades face deportation from April 1.
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025 They fled Syria years ago. Now, they spend their first Ramadan back amid nostalgia, relief and loss As they spend their first Ramadan in their country in years, many Syrians who’ve recently returned from abroad to a homeland they were forced to flee have been celebrating the end of the Assad family’s rule
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025 Syria after Assad: why many Syrian refugees aren’t returning home When news of Bashar al-Assad’s downfall broke on December 8 2024, 13 years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Syrians around the world rejoiced.
Euronews · Mar 24, 2025 More than 1 million displaced Syrians have returned home since ouster of al-Assad The UN predicts that as many as 3.5 million refugees and IDPs may return to their homes in Syria this year, and says more aid and funding is needed.
Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2025 Thousands without lifesaving aid in DRC, says UN agency Thousands are without lifesaving aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo due to critical funding gaps, the United Nations Refugee agency says.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025 UN refugee agency says Cyprus still pushes back migrant boats, Cyprus insists agency has it wrong Cyprus and the United Nations agency for refugees are clashing over allegations that the east Mediterranean island nation continues to engage in so-called pushbacks against migrant boats departing from neighboring Syria or Lebanon
International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025 Italy Says Six Dead, 40 Missing After Migrant Shipwreck Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa.
Euronews · Mar 19, 2025 Six bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean The Italian coast guard said on Wednesday that it was still searching for 40 missing people.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025 Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut Teargas fired during protest at reduced rations after US aid freeze wipes out half of World Food Programme budget
Newslaundry · Feb 24, 2025 Keeping Rohingya children out of schools is a denial of basic rights As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 circular from the Delhi government refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.
The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025 Ukraine war in numbers: Full toll of Russia’s invasion, three years on Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, 2022. Alicja Hagopian and Tom Watling report on the many costs of Putin’s war