Many religious congregations are ramping up their efforts to assist as many refugees as possible before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
On 25 November 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) Health and Migration Department launched a training programme in Rome, Italy, which brought together policy-makers from various countries. The programme focused on refugees and…
Kigali -- A delegation of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board wrapped up a visit to Rwanda where they saw how the UN food agency - the world's largest humanitarian organisation - is supporting refugees and asylum seekers, and…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Donor governments pledged a record USD 1.143 billion today to provide protection, life-saving assistance and solutions to millions of people uprooted by the increasing number of…
Since the war in Sudan broke out, some 700,000 of the country's residents have fled to neighbouring Chad. As refugees continue to stream in, aid organisations are calling for more resources to support them.
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 3: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a fight for his job as two votes of no confidence will be held against him, plunging France into a deep political crisis. The New York Times reports from a…
As the daughter of Chinese refugees, Margie Chan deeply empathized with Chicago's newly arrived migrants when she saw them wearing little more than T-shirts and sandals despite chilly weather.
Ulrich Boschwitz, who wrote the recently rediscovered thriller The Passenger, left another gift behind him when his life was tragically cut short. I had the honour of reinterpreting it for today’s children
Associated Press LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian fishermen have rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, after their rickety boat sank. Police say the group had sailed from the Cox Bazar refugee…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Indonesian fishermen on Saturday rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, after their rickety boat sank, officials said.