Tag: UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Describing the situation at the country’s borders with Pakistan, Baloch said UNHCR had not seen such a “large refugee influx”…
Cameroon expels 100,000 Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has appealed to Cameroonian authorities not to evict over 100,000 of Nigerian refugees…
Over 30,000 Cameroonian refugees arrive Nigeria – UN
The number of Cameroonians fleeing violence and seeking refuge in Nigeria has crossed the 30,000-mark, the UN High Commission for…
Influx of Cameroonians into Nigeria stretching scant resources – UN
More and more Anglophone Cameroonians are fleeing a violent crackdown in their country and seeking asylum in Nigeria, the Office…
UN issues global call for refugee girls’ education
The UN on Wednesday issued a global call to close what it called a critical gap in refugee girls’ education,…
16,790 asylum seekers registered in Nigeria as Cameroon crisis worsens
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says 16,970 Cameroonian asylum seekers have been registered in Nigeria since the…
UN tells Member States to take in refugees from Libya
The UN on Monday appealed to member States to take in 1,300 mainly African refugees stranded in Libya, many of…