Despite returning to a damaged home and lack of services, former refugee Ibtihal remains hopeful, but more international support is needed to meet humanitarian needs and ensure Syria’s lasting ...

In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia’s capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under ...

Black History Month was officially recognized in December 1995 by Canada’s House of Commons, following a motion put forward by MP Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian to be elected to Parliament.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The rollout of Somalia's National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has sparked significant public concern, particularly over the security and storage of personal ...

Schools in Axum banned the wearing of hijab by girls, despite the court order and directive by the Tigray Regional Education Bureau which regulates learning in institutions within the northern state ...

Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States, but for many Somali refugees finding stability and employment has been a struggle. So Mariam Mohamed, a Somali woman living ...

The impact of this decision on Somalia remains unclear, as many foreign aid programs, including support for Somalia's Danab commando forces and humanitarian aid initiatives, have already been ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Nageye Khalif and Abdiwahid Gama’did, both young and renowned poets from Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, are seen standing in military uniforms, armed with AK-47s. The ...

Subscribe and read news in favourite messenger. The man, dressed in a KDF uniform, said in the video that he has been held hostage by Al Shabaab in Somalia for nearly nine years. "I am a Kenyan ...

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 ...

Ethiopia and Somalia buried their year-long hatchet caused by Addis Ababa's quest for sea access from Somaliland. The African Union has called the restoration of full ties between the two ...