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High tensions in Italy after series of racially-motivated attacks
A young black Italian athlete was subjected to a drive-by assault while walking home in northern Italy
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Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days: UNHCR
Libyan coast guard picked up 762 migrants trying to reach Italy in rubber boats
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Afghan refugees in K-P to miss out on Sehat Sahulat Card
Officials say UNHCR offered to pay the insurance premium but December exit deadline makes it moot
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New modern kidney centre offers treatment to locals, Afghan refugees in Quetta
It costs Rs6,000 per patient for a session and all chronic patients need dialysis between two- to three-times a week
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Pakistan world's largest host of refugees: UNHCR
Report praises country for unconditionally hosting millions of migrants, providing best possible facilities to them
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Jordan skate park puts smile on faces of refugee children
Jordan hosts refugees from more than 40 countries including over 650,000 people from Syria according to the UNHCR
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Pakistan not to expel Afghan refugees, says minister
Nearly one million unregistered Afghan refugees documentation are also currently underway across the country
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Changes in textbooks: UNHCR refutes allegations
Ministry had subsequently sought reply of the commissionerate for Afghan refugees
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K-P govt concerned over UNHCR’s ‘anti-Pakistan’ syllabus for Afghan students
New syllabus depicts Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir as part of India among other controversial changes
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Court adjourns hearing on fresh plea of Turkish teachers
Verdict reserved by another bench on a similar petition
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UN urges Japan to resettle more refugees
Japan's reluctance to accept refugees mirrors a wider caution towards immigration
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Pakistan hosts largest number of refugees: UNHCR
Pakistan has hosted as many as 1.45 million people from Afghanistan for more than three decades
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Release Pakistani, Somali asylum seekers detained in raids, urges rights group
Asylum seekers living in Thailand hail from 50 countries with Pakistani Christians making biggest block
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8,500 people lost in Mediterranean since death of Alan Kurdi
UNHCR shared figures of death to mark second anniversary of Syrian boy’s death
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Fashion, music, poetry celebrate independence
Colourful event marks independence days of Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Upgraded facilities ‘to benefit 200,000 patients’
The representative of UNHCR in Pakistan, Indirika Ratwatte handed over the project worth 35.371 million
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UNHCR to help Balochistan varsity set up refugees studies centre
Move termed vital for achieving broader goal of regional peace and prosperity
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This refugee is building homes out of plastic bottles
Apart from providing structural resistance to water, the thick walls also work as better shields against wind and sand
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All but 6% of IDPs back home
FDMA says return of displaced tribesmen from Afghanistan also starts
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Next British government must 'do the right thing' for refugees: UN
According to UNHCR, there were about 123,000 refugees and 45,870 asylum seekers in the UK by the end of 2015
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Libya rescues 129 migrants stranded at sea
27 women and two children, were also there before being rescued by Libyan coastguard alerted by a local fisherman
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Many Turks seek Pakistani citizenship
Refugees from Turkey, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and other countruies have sought Pakistani nationality
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Afghan refugees won't be expelled against their will: UNHCR official
Refugees complain of police harassment and lack of basic facilities at camps
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At least eight drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos
UNHCR says 25 people were on board the shop; two rescued
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Coordinated Pak-Afghan efforts for polio eradication bear fruit
Children under 10 vaccinated at border crossings despite challenges
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Houses rented to UN bodies in Peshawar may be sealed next week
17 commercial buildings operating in residential areas have been sealed following court orders
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Sudan likens S.Sudanese influx to 'emergency'
Sudanese and UN officials expect the influx of South Sudanese refugees to carry on throughout this year
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Reparation of Afghan refugees restarts
Some 571 individuals – comprising a total of 122 families – return to their native country on Monday
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UNHCR set to start refugee repatriation tomorrow
Repatriation and reintegration grant for registered Afghan refugees has been halved to $200
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At least 40 Somali refugees killed by air strike off Yemen coast: UNHCR
Refugees were on their way from Yemen to Sudan when they were attacked by an Apache helicopter
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Refugees make up bulk of crossings from US to Canada: UNHCR
People braving bone-chilling cold to walk across the US border to make a claim in Canada
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HRW raps Pakistan for 'forced' repatriation of Afghans
Report accuses UN refugee agency of complicity in promoting the exodus
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Afghan refugees: K-P, UNHCR sign deal on immunisation
Rs6.7 billion will be spent on the vaccination drive
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Voluntary repatriation: Over 380,000 Afghans went back home in 2016, says UNHCR
Says process halted from December 1 for winter break
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Over 380,000 Afghans return from Pakistan in 2016: UNHCR
These are unprecedented numbers we did not anticipate, says spokesperson
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3 UN workers abducted in Darfur
A meeting is underway to discuss the urgent incident, says official
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Inclement weather: UNHCR to suspend refugee repatriation
The measure will be effective from December 1, 2016
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100 feared dead in the Mediterranean after migrant boat capsize
Attempts to find any survivors were continuing but were being hampered by very rough conditions
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Return of refugees: Government puts Afghan repatriation plan on hold
Cabinet decides to seek more input from stakeholders to reach a broad-based consensus on the issue
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Pakistan mulls suspending refugee repatriation
Officials on both sides warn uninterrupted repatriation may result in loss of lives
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Over 100,000 refugees to leave for Afghanistan by Nov-end
Chief commissioner says Kabul needs to speed up process of providing assistance
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Returning home: More than 350,000 Afghan refugees return, says UN
Further 446,000 are expected to leave by the end of the year
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Afghan refugee outflow continues from Hazara
Some 3,600 families have returned to Afghanistan amid suspicion of coercion
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22 soldiers killed in attack on Niger refugee camp
No refugees were hurt, the attackers left two hrs later after seizing a vehicle, weapons, food and medical supplies
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Pakistan an exemplary host to Afghan refugees, says UNHCR rep
Qaisar Khan Afridi says almost 200,000 refugees returned in exodus
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Gaining momentum: Over 90,000 Afghans returned to their country this year
UN official says no refugee should feel pressured to return to Afghanistan
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Dividing the load: Voluntary repatriation centre to be opened in city
UNHCR spokesperson says aim is to streamline return of refugees
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Ease of passage: Afghan govt urged to help returning refugees
Hayatullah says Afghan leaders should contribute in rehabilitation of poor refugees
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Afghan refugees reel under financial constraints
Delegation to meet Afghan President Dr Ashraf Ghani in Kabul next week
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UN offers to send fact-finding mission to Kashmir
'Over 80 innocent Kashmiris killed, 6,000 wounded & 120 blinded following brutal action by Indian security forces'