Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees
(This Feb 28 story corrects attribution of quote in paragraph 11 to Pierce not Schraner-Burgener)
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Hungary accepts hundreds of refugees from Venezuela: report
Hungary has accepted hundreds of refugees with Hungarian ancestry from crisis-hit Venezuela under a government program involving a local charity, news website index.hu reported on Thursday.
Funds raised for Syrian refugees who lost all seven children in Canada fire
A fundraising effort for a Syrian-refugee couple who lost all seven of their children in a house fire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax has reached C$290,000 ($220,281) from nearly 6,000 people in 24 hours, according to online fundraiser GoFund...
U.S. to sharply cut cap on refugees to 30,000 for 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States would cap the number of refugees allowed into the country at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 it set for 2018.
UNHCR says Tripoli facility ready to help refugees caught up in fighting
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Saturday recommended that thousands of refugees who escaped from detention centers amid clashes between militia in Tripoli be directed to a facility in the capital to help them to safety.
Palestinian refugees angry and dismayed at U.S. for halting funds to U.N. agency
Palestinian refugees reacted with dismay on Saturday to a United States decision to halt funding to a U.N. agency, warning that it would lead to more poverty, anger and instability in the Middle East.
More refugees find jobs in Germany, integration going 'pretty well'
A growing number of migrants are finding jobs in Germany, according to data released on Tuesday that will give heart to supporters of Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to let in hundreds of thousands of war refugees since 2015.
Exclusive: Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to U.S.
Military officials are sounding the alarm inside the Trump administration about the sharp drop in admission to the United States of Iraqi refugees who have helped American troops in battle, said two U.S. officials aware of the internal discussions.
The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar
Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of plastic and bamboo. Sometimes, he can be found standing in a line for rations at the Rohingya refugee camp where he lives in Bangladesh.