UN offers aid to protesting foreign nationals in South Africa
On Thursday, 31 October 2019, the United Nations pledged to look into the demands of the protesting asylum seekers who want assistance to leave South Africa. During the…
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South African police arrest foreign nationals for inhabiting UNHCR offices in Cape Town
On Wednesday, 30 October 2019, South African police arrested several foreign nationals in efforts to end their occupation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
Rwanda welcomes 66 refugees from Libyan detention camp
On Thursday night, 26 September 2019, 66 vulnerable refugees were evacuated from Libya to Rwanda on a UNHCR-chartered flight, becoming the first group to benefit from this type of…
Rwanda prepares to receive stranded migrants from Libya
The Government of Rwanda, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the African Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees and asylum…
About 40 Libyans reported dead in boat disaster on the Mediterranean
At least 40 people are estimated to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the latest boat disaster on the Mediterranean, UNHCR said in a statement. This shocking incident has…
