‘I don’t like to give up’: veteran UN envoy reveals how...
When the UN-brokered “Prespa Agreement” between Athens and Skopje was ratified by the two countries’ parliaments and formally entered into force on 12 February , recognizing the...
UN chief hails victory of ‘political will’ in historic Republic of...
The Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the naming dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Matthew Nimetz, has welcomed the former...
UN agencies call for action to bolster rights of Europe’s stateless...
With more than 500,000 people in Europe estimated to be unrecognized as a citizen of any country, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the...
LGBT community in Chechnya faces ‘new wave of persecution’: UN human...
In a statement released by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the experts expressed alarm at information indicating a worsening...
Measles in Europe: infection rates highest in a decade, says UN...
In 2018, measles killed 72 children and adults in the European Region, which consists of 53 countries, including Azerbaijan, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey,...
‘World’s deadliest sea crossing’ claimed six lives a day in 2018:...
According to a new report from the agency, an estimated 2,275 individuals drowned or went missing in the Mediterranean in 2018.
This is despite the fact that...
UN chief ‘commends’ leadership of Greece and former Yugoslav Republic of...
Matthew Nimetz, the UN chief's Personal Envoy who has been engaged with the process for nearly two-decades, also welcomed the ratification of the name-change, commending “this visionary...
FROM THE FIELD: Enduring freezing winter in a war zone
Since 2014, conflict in Ukraine has forced 1.5 million people to flee their homes, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR. After five years,...
Mediterranean migrant drownings should spur greater action by European countries, urge...
The warning from UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Migration Agency (IOM) comes after close to 170 people are believed to have drowned...
Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN...
“The refugees and migrants that come to Europe, they do not bring any exotic diseases with them – any exotic communicable diseases,” said Dr....
Another 170 migrants disappear in shipwrecks, UN agency reiterates call for...
“The tragedy of the Mediterranean cannot be allowed to continue,” said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
According to various NGOs, about 53...
UN refugee agency ‘deeply shocked’ at stabbing death of ‘deeply courageous’...
Pawel Adamowicz, had been mayor since 1998, and according to Montserrat Feixas Vihe, UNHCR Regional Representative for Central Europe, “he received hate mail for...
FROM THE FIELD: How the smell of fresh bread transformed one...
But that is pretty much what happened to Mohamad Hamza Alemam, when the 23-year-old Syrian refugee sheltering in Germany, walked through the door of...
UN refugee agency presses States to aid 49 refugees stranded on...
An NGO (non-governmental organization) Vessel called The Sea Watch 3 has been carrying 32 people since 22 December, while another 17 were rescued by...
FROM THE FIELD: Persons with disabilities bike towards sustainability
A UN-supported initiative in Ukraine promotes sustainable tourism, development and protects the environment. © UNDP SGP Ukraine/2017
The “eco-routes” which are supported by the UN Development...