New wars, unresolved conflicts and a spike in climate-related disasters resulted in appalling levels of death, destruction ...

UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies ...

As part of its drive to expel Afghan citizens from the nation’s capital, Pakistan has deported dozens bearing UNHCR-issued documents, the agency told VOA Thursday. Authorities in Islamabad ...

In 2024 Iranian authorities executed at least 901 people, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with a rise in the number of women executed. Most of the ...

Daniel Pinto is on a quest to tick off all 195 countries worldwide. British adventurer Daniel Pinto has made history as the first tourist to visit several indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea.

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats, officials said Monday. Police and military ...

PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Police Minister has condemned “horrific” claims of cannibalism swirling on social media, vowing “such barbarity” would not define the Pacific nation.

Daniel Pinto, a 27-year-old traveller from Lambeth, south London, has become the first tourist to visit several indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea. On a mission to explore all 195 countries, ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan refugees on Friday appealed to Pakistan’s premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the U.S. refugee programs. Many ...

During his time in Papua New Guinea, Pinto lived with 10 different tribes – including the skeleton tribe, the crocodile people, and the spirit birds. He took part in different ceremonies ...

The arrest took place after he was granted refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In January 2024, the Dak Lak People’s Court in Vietnam convicted Bdap in ...

Yemen's Huthi rebels have detained another group of UN personnel, a United Nations statement said on Friday, after 13 staff were held last June. The UN called for the "immediate and unconditional ...