Record numbers of people are displaced by conflict and persecution worldwide, and they continue to face extraordinary ...

Many of those moved into an asylum return centre have held jobs for years and can speak the language ...

All refugees deserve compassion.

On October 14, the Swedish government announced it was nominating the CEO of IKEA, Jesper Brodin, as its candidate for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Less than a month later, ...

Refugee's register their names as they arrive to Stockholm central mosque on October 15, 2015 after many hours bus journey from the southern city of Malmo. Since September, Islamic Relief Sweden ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, met with refugees from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Ukraine, when he visited Stockholm, Sweden on 27-28 April. The refugees, who are ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 5 August 2008 More than two dozen ...

The number of displaced people has doubled in the last 10 years. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 123 million people have been forcibly displaced for ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden, which has welcomed far more Iraqi refugees than has the United States or the rest of Europe, said Friday that it is tightening its asylum rules and will forcibly deport ...

Perpetua Nkwocha currently uses her spare time to coach migrants in a programme which has been set-up by her club Nkwocha played in seven Africa Women Cup of Nations winning five of them in the year ...