GENEVA, June 3 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers warned today that people fleeing conflict in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region are "facing a disaster" unless peace is restored ...

Following the sinking of a refugee boat in the English Channel with seven fatalities, the trial of nine suspected smugglers whose network extends as far as Germany opened in Paris on Tuesday. The ...

GENEVA, Oct. 23 (UNHCR) - The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it was "shocked and saddened" by the sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of asylum seekers off the Indonesian coast, saying 360 people ...

At least 68 refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the United Nations migration agency. Abdusattor Esoev, head of the ...

Bangladeshs refugee camps are on the brink of a "public health disaster," Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned, saying filthy water and faeces flow through shanties now bursting with Rohinyga ...

Conflict and disaster across Africa and the Middle East have sent increasing numbers of people fleeing for safety in Europe. Here's a look at the state of the refugee crisis in seven charts.