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UN, doctors hammer Australia over refugee camps
A top official for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees accuses 'bureaucrats and politicians' of overruling doctors and putting lives at risk at camps on Nauru and Manus
Why Philippines and Indonesia are prone to natural hazards
Just like Indonesia, the Philippines has a big earthquake looming in its future. This raises an important question: what makes the Philippines and Indonesia prone to natural hazards?
In 360 video: Hope for Marawi a year after the siege
Make a donation now to give hope and to empower Marawi residents as they rebuild their lives
Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught
Dozens of United Nations trucks reach the main town of Douma, the first aid convoy to arrive since a bloody Russian-backed assault began more than two weeks ago
‘Pilipino’ receives Indonesian passport
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi leads the symbolic conferrment of passport to some 20 persons of Indonesian descent living in Mindanao
A Filipino humanitarian's #GiftofHope to the Rohingya, other refugees
'The good thing is Filipinos are resilient. We learn from every mistake, we convert threats to opportunities, and we are able to still give when we ourselves have outstanding needs. Those are our traits.'
Indonesia offers repatriation for ‘newfound’ citizens in the Philippines
Indonesian Sangirs in Mindanao are now given a choice to adopt Indonesian citizenship and relocate to Sulawesi
UNHCR restores hope among Marawi victims amid ongoing conflict
According to government data there have been 78 466 families or 359 680 persons displaced as of August 18 due to the ongoing siege in Marawi City
Rappler Talk: How can data help people displaced by war, disasters?
The head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Philippines talks to MovePH s Voltaire Tupaz on July 31 2:30pm Bookmark this page to watch the interview
10 countries host half world's refugees – Amnesty
Countries immediately neighboring crisis zones – led by Jordan Turkey and Pakistan – bear the brunt of the global refugee problem
Migrant crisis needs generosity, not fear – Angelina Jolie Pitt
In a speech in London the Oscar winner and UN special envoy for refugees urges the international community to respond to Europe s refugee crisis
Refugee conditions in Greece 'deteriorating' – Angelina Jolie
Jolie also meets Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who tells her there are 30 000 people trapped in the Greek mainland because of unilateral actions by the countries on the Balkan route
Angelina Jolie visits Syria refugees in Lebanon on war's 5th anniversary
Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Jolie calls for reason and calm and foresight in response to the international migrant crisis
UNHCR to ask world to take in 400,000 Syrians
On his first visit to Washington since being appointed to head the UN refugee effort Filippo Grandi said the world must do more to end the crisis
Europe's 2016 migrant crisis in figures
Here are some of the key figures on the migrant situation in Europe since the beginning of the year
UN to Aquino: Save desperate Syrian refugees
The UN s refugee agency asks Aquino: Can daang matuwid also be extended in offering solutions to victims of persecution outside of this country?
Hunger and malnutrition threaten refugees
Leaving their countries with only the clothes on their back refugees need to feed and nourish themselves under harsh conditions
Australia rejects criticism over migrant crisis
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says Australia s hardline policy which includes refusing to resettle asylum seekers who arrive on boats and turning back vessels had helped stop people risking their lives at sea
Southeast Asia gov'ts told: rescue migrants at sea
UPDATED Thousands of migrants are believed to be stranded at sea without food and water with warnings that many may die if action is not taken
Mindanao's returnees get help with kelp
Displaced by conflict some Mindanao residents are trying to get back on their feet through livelihood but the temporary nature of their return still poses problems
Jolie to visit Nauru to check refugee facilities
Jolie a UN goodwill ambassador was invited by the Pacific island nation s President Baron Waqa to check where Australia sends asylum seekers for processing and resettlement
United Nations: Number of global refugees highest ever
The Philippines joins the top 12 countries with new highest displacement figures in 2013
Long wait over, South Sudanese cross Sudan border point
Officials in White Nile state confirmed that 1 500 refugees from South Sudan were taken to Sudanese land through the border at Joda to escape fighting in their country
Rick Rocamora captures faces of Yolanda loss in 'Displaced'
UNHCR will launch an exhibit of photographer Rick Rocamora s images of persons displaced by Super Typhoon Yolanda
10,000 flee to Sudan from S. Sudan fighting – UN
The new UNHCR figure makes Sudan the second largest recipient of refugees from South Sudan s internal conflicts
UN highlights trauma of Syrian refugee children
A 60 page UNHCR report starkly lays out the trauma of young exiles from a conflict that has killed more than 120 000 people
Australia says UN criticism of Pacific camps 'overstated'
The UNHCR said facilities on Papua New Guinea s Manus Island and the tiny Pacific state of Nauru failed to meet international standards of treatment
US Senate measure has 90-day deadline on Syria action
The Senate drafted a bipartisan measure that imposed a 90 day deadline for American military intervention in Syria and barred the use of US troops on the ground there
Kerry: No time for armchair isolationism
House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor key Republicans both said they would support Obama s plan
Rose Mapendo: A refugee's story
Humanity triumphs against violence and exile in Pushing the Elephant
Securing Mindanao as home
On World Refugee Day the UNHCR upholds its cause to help the displaced in the Land of Promise
Angelina Jolie fights war zone rape
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie joins UK Foreign Secretary William Hague in condemning war zone rape and sexual violence
