Libya's eastern-based government discusses support for displaced persons

02 september 2025 - 12:32:17

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government installed in the east, Abdulhadi al-Huwaij, has discussed support [...] Full text...

IOM: More than 1,000 families flee Sudan's besieged El Fasher city

01 september 2025 - 07:49:52

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced on Sunday that more than a thousand families have fled Sudan's besieged El [...] Full text...

Sudan and eastern-based Libyan govt discuss voluntary return programme for Sudanese refugees

27 august 2025 - 16:07:35

Benghazi, Libya  (PANA)  - Officials of Libya's eastern-based government and Sudan have met to discuss modalities of the voluntary return programme for Sudanese expatriates residing [...] Full text...

Surge in flow of Burkinabe refugees into Mali

18 august 2025 - 06:40:22

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In barely a week, the small town of Koro in central Mali has seen an influx of more than 8,000 Burkinabe [...] Full text...

UNHCR flags Uganda’s refugee funding crisis

05 august 2025 - 06:01:49

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total number of new arrivals to [...] Full text...

Nearly a thousand new Sudanese refugees arrive in Libya

19 june 2025 - 10:37:24

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,000 Sudanese have taken refuge in Libya following recent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...

Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR

12 june 2025 - 07:14:16

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to represent the largest displacement crisis [...] Full text...

Refugees find hope through legal migration

11 june 2025 - 05:33:11

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one million refugees from eight countries with high asylum recognition rates were granted entry permits to 38 destination countries between [...] Full text...

Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges

03 june 2025 - 17:11:02

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in [...] Full text...

Refugees in Kenya facing ‘lowest ever’ emergency food rations amid funding crisis

23 may 2025 - 05:10:36

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows [...] Full text...

Sudan exodus: Worst situation in decades, UN refugee agency warns

17 may 2025 - 09:39:44

N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing escalating violence in Sudan continue to escape to Chad at speeds not seen since the [...] Full text...

Sudan: More than 40,000 refugees have flocked to Chad in one month - UNHCR

15 may 2025 - 09:57:43

N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 40,000 Sudanese, the majority of them women and children, have fled the ongoing fighting in Sudan to seek refuge [...] Full text...

Mandela’s great-grandson slams Afrikaner 'refugees'

14 may 2025 - 10:25:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson, Mayibuye Mandela, has called on South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs to strip the 49 Afrikaners who [...] Full text...

South Africa's Afrikaner 'refugees' flee to the US

12 may 2025 - 07:41:38

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Forty-nine Afrikaners granted refugee status by the US government departed from OR Tambo International Airport on a chartered aircraft [...] Full text...

Pretoria protests US decision to accept South African 'refugees'

10 may 2025 - 09:27:53

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa is protesting the decision of the US to process alleged refugees from the country to resettle them in [...] Full text...

UN fund allocates over $4 million to support DRC refugees, Angola cholera outbreak

10 may 2025 - 07:56:03

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two new allocations from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will support DRC refugees in Uganda and efforts to combat [...] Full text...

Exhausted Sudanese flee into Chad as fighting escalates: UNHCR

06 may 2025 - 12:49:19

N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid teams said on Tuesday, as [...] Full text...

Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees: UNHCR

02 may 2025 - 17:51:50

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home [...] Full text...

DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi

25 april 2025 - 15:23:57

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues [...] Full text...

DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda

09 april 2025 - 08:15:14

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having [...] Full text...

Thousands arrive in Burundi within days, fleeing rising tension and violence in eastern DRC: UNHCR

19 february 2025 - 09:45:02

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating tension and violence in the [...] Full text...

Chad, Nigeria sign agreement for voluntary refugee repatriation

06 february 2025 - 05:12:51

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The governments of Chad and Nigeria, in collaboration with UN refugee agency, UNHCR, have signed a tripartite agreement to allow the [...] Full text...

More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

09 january 2025 - 15:13:33

Damascus, Syria (PANA) - A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after [...] Full text...

UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique

31 december 2024 - 20:51:01

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest has forced thousands to flee [...] Full text...

UN mission, agencies in Libya visit Kufra to address Sudanese refugee situation

21 december 2024 - 11:23:05

Kufra, Libya (PANA) - A high-level United Nations delegation visited Kufra in southeastern Libya on Wednesday to assess the ongoing humanitarian response for Sudanese refugees. Led [...] Full text...

Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

07 november 2024 - 05:49:53

New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced [...] Full text...

Sudan refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

12 october 2024 - 11:22:22

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, announced on [...] Full text...

Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season

22 august 2024 - 05:04:14

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

UNHCR evacuates 119 refugees from Libya to Italy

31 july 2024 - 14:49:08

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 refugees and asylum seekers have been evacuated from Libya to Italy, the Office of the United Nations [...] Full text...

UN supports Sudanese refugees in Libya 

31 july 2024 - 05:14:49

New York, US (PANA) - A $5.3 million allocation from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will support some 195,000 vulnerable Sudanese refugees in [...] Full text...

Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

06 july 2024 - 09:06:09

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as [...] Full text...

Honour the strength, courage of refugees, urges UN chief

20 june 2024 - 06:24:12

New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval have forced more than 120 million people from their homes including 43.5 million who have [...] Full text...

Rights group asks Egyptian authorities to end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees

19 june 2024 - 07:10:44

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees who had crossed the border [...] Full text...

Complementary admissions for refugees reach record highs: UNHCR report

14 may 2024 - 06:33:02

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report jointly issued by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals [...] Full text...

More than 6,000 Sudanese arrive in Libya fleeing conflict in country - IOM

14 april 2024 - 14:33:12

bTripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 6,000 Sudanese have arrived in Libya since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan last April, according to a [...] Full text...

Sudan war: ‘Fear and loss’ multiply in Sudan exodus: UNHCR

09 april 2024 - 15:50:33

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted last [...] Full text...

New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees

29 march 2024 - 05:06:12

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South [...] Full text...

Sudanese continuing to flee into Chad: UNHCR

02 march 2024 - 05:48:40

N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, raised increasing concern on Friday that more refugees will cross into Chad from Darfur in the coming [...] Full text...

Brazil donates food, water purifiers to refugees in Ethiopian region

19 february 2024 - 07:39:05

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Brazil has donated food assistance and water purifiers to support refugees and host communities residing in the Gambella region of [...] Full text...

Humanitarian crisis looms in southern Libya due to the war in Sudan

07 february 2024 - 11:57:43

Koufra, Libya (PANA) - There are signs of a humanitarian crisis on the horizon in the towns of southern Libya as thousands of Sudanese flee [...] Full text...

More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023

12 january 2024 - 14:10:50

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned to their country of origin [...] Full text...

More than 150 illegal migrants evacuated from Tripoli to Rwanda

29 december 2023 - 12:12:54

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 153 illegal migrants have been evacuated in a humanitarian operation to Rwanda as a third country, the Libyan Ministry of [...] Full text...

Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

14 december 2023 - 06:18:37

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi [...] Full text...

Over 114 million displaced by war, violence worldwide

25 october 2023 - 17:04:09

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes in the first nine months of this year [...] Full text...

Sudan conflict: World Bank, UNHCR join forces to support Sudanese refugees, host communities in Chad

07 september 2023 - 07:55:56

N’djamena, Chad (PANA) - The World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, are conducting [...] Full text...

‘Hope Away from Home’: UNHCR launches new global campaign

07 september 2023 - 07:14:17

New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday launched a new global campaign to rally support and firm commitments from nations [...] Full text...

UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence

28 july 2023 - 17:14:18

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring countries and not sent back, [...] Full text...

UN refugee agency predicts spike in resettlement needs next year

27 june 2023 - 06:21:43

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is anticipating a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. According to the Prjected [...] Full text...

World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement

20 june 2023 - 16:46:54

New York, US (PANA) - Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That’s a reminder from UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday’s [...] Full text...

UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high

14 june 2023 - 05:23:46

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflicts, persecution and climate-driven upheaval meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last year, heightening the urgency for immediate, [...] Full text...