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People gather outside an office of the Russian federal migration service in Belgorod. ©Reuters/Vladimir Kornev UN says 110,000 have fled to Russia from Ukraine Some 110,000 people have fled to Russia from Ukraine while more than 54,000 have been displaced inside the conflict-torn country, the UN said.
28 June 2014
More than 50 million driven from homes by war, crisis: UN The number of people driven from their homes by conflict and crisis has topped 50 million for the first time since World War II, with Syria hardest hit, the UN refugee agency said.
20 June 2014
©Reuters/Antonio Parrinello Italian navy rescues 2,500 migrants in 24 hours The Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.
06 June 2014
Australia's Minister of Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison. ©Reuters/Samsul Said Six hurt as Australia breaks up immigration camp protest Australia said Tuesday a week-long protest by asylum-seekers at one of its immigration detention centres had been broken up with six people injured.
04 June 2014
Sri Lankan asylum-seeker sets himself on fire in Australia A Sri Lankan Tamil asylum-seeker has died after setting himself on fire while awaiting a visa decision in Australia, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said.
02 June 2014
60,000 flee inter-jihadist battle in east Syria: NGO Around 60,000 people have fled towns in Deir Ezzor province of eastern Syria that have been the scene of fierce clashes between rival jihadists, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
05 May 2014
Small French park becomes home for desperate Syrian families They ended up there penniless after wandering from country to country for months.
23 April 2014
UN evacuates 100 Muslims from C. Africa capital The United Nations has evacuated almost 100 Muslims from the capital of the crisis-torn Central African Republic to "save their lives", according to officials.
22 April 2014
Italy grants refugee status to Kazakh tycoon's family Italy has granted political refugee status to the family of a Kazakh tycoon, who is in prison in France fighting an extradition order from Russia and Ukraine where he is wanted for massive fraud, lawyers said.
19 April 2014
Italy reports 900 migrants rescued at sea Italy has rescued 896 migrants crossing the Mediterranean by boat overnight, the navy said on Friday, after the government warned of an "emergency" caused by a surge in new arrivals.
13 April 2014
Number of Syria refugees registered in Lebanon surpasses 1 mn: UN The number of Syrians registered as refugees in Lebanon after fleeing war in their country has surpassed one million, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.
03 April 2014
©Reuters/Jerry Lampen Children call Australian immigration detention 'hell' Children held in immigration detention in Australia have described conditions as "hell" with a human rights inquiry Monday detailing many banging their heads, biting themselves and wetting their beds.
25 March 2014
Morocco threatens to expel Syrians for mosque 'disruption' Morocco on Friday threatened to expel some Syrian refugees it accused of "causing disruption to mosques and the faithful" in several towns, after a first warning earlier this month.
15 March 2014
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. ©Reuters/Luc Gnago Continuing Syria refugee crisis 'unconscionable': UN Syria's civil war has forced more than nine million people from their homes, creating the world's largest displaced population, the UN said on Friday, describing the continuing conflict as "unconscionable".
14 March 2014
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott. ©Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte Australia asylum policy 'draconian': rights group Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a "draconian" policy to send asylum-seekers to Pacific island camps.
23 January 2014
Syria refugees in Lebanon drowning in poverty, says Oxfam Desperate Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are slipping further into debt and poverty, affecting their children's education and their dignity, an international aid agency said Thursday.
21 November 2013
©Reuters/Brandon Malone Pacific man bids to become first climate change refugee A Pacific islander is attempting to become the world's first climate change refugee in New Zealand as rising seas threaten his low-lying homeland.
18 October 2013
Britain gives $160 million to Syria aid Britain on Wednesday gave an extra $160 million to help Syrian refugees as the European Union urged the UN Security Council to do more to ensure humanitarian access.
26 September 2013
One millionth child refugee flees Syria: UN The number of children who have fled war-torn Syria hit one million Friday, while two million kids have been displaced within their homeland's borders by the conflict.
23 August 2013
Nauru refugee riots follow Australian crackdown Buildings were razed as hundreds of asylum-seekers escaped detention during riots at an Australian refugee facility on Nauru.
21 July 2013
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