Some 3,300 people a day still arriving on Lesvos :UN refugee agency
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Despite dangerous sea conditions, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday reported that the number of refugees and migrants arriving on Lesvos continues to be high, at an average of 3,300 people per day so far in November.
UN refugee agency delivers aid to eastern Ukraine for first time in months
New York, Nov 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency has managed to deliver aid for the first time in over two months to areas of eastern Ukraine beyond Government control where two million people are in urgent need of assistance, reaching 12,000 people – a "small drop in the ocean of needs" – with plans to expand greatly as the harsh winter sets in.
UN refugee agency provides shelter to Iraqis uprooted in restive Anbar province
New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): The UN refugee agency has opened its most recent camp for internally displaced persons in Iraq’s restive Anbar province – host to the largest number of 3.2 million Iraqis uprooted across the country and where more than 250,000 civilians have fled their homes over the past six months.
UN refugee agency delivers aid to non-government controlled area in Ukraine
New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency announced on Tuesday that it managed to deliver humanitarian aid to non-Government-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine for the first time in several weeks, including to Horvlika and other nearby areas north of Donetsk, which experienced heavy fighting in August.
Ending statelessness in Europe is realistic goal by 2024: UN refugee agency
New York, Jun 2 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency, which has launched a campaign, #IBelong, to end the suffering of some 10 million stateless people across the world by the year 2024, said on Monday that addressing the plight for 600,000 people at the margins of society in Europe "is doable" in that timeframe.
UN refugee agency commends Greece on asylum reforms, urges more to be done
New York, Jan 31 ((IBNS) Greece has made progress in reforming its asylum system despite challenging economic and political circumstances, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed today, adding nonetheless that much more needed to be done to accommodate the influx of asylum-seekers and refugees.