UN urges international community to help Somalia

UN urges international community to help Somalia

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday called on greater support of the international community to help millions of Somalis, who are facing many catastrophic threats from conflicts...
Vietnam attends Global Refugee Forum in Geneva

Vietnam attends Global Refugee Forum in Geneva

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam highly valued the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s key role in building and implementing the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), said Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of the...
UN urges Europe to take in 500 stranded migrants

UN urges Europe to take in 500 stranded migrants

(VOVWORLD) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday urgently called on European governments to take in 500 people rescued in the Mediterranean who remain stranded as countries bicker...
Greek islands overloaded with migrants

Greek islands overloaded with migrants

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has reiterated its call to the Greek authorities to take immediate steps to address the serious humanitarian situation for around 11,000 asylum-seekers...
UN agencies praise EU's migration deal

UN agencies praise EU's migration deal

(VOVWORLD) - UN humanitarian agencies on Friday broadly welcomed a freshly-inked deal on migration by European Union leaders which calls for more Member States to take responsibility within their borders for...