Third group of Myanmar refugees return home from Thailand with UNHCR support
More than 500 refugees in Thailand are expected to return to south-eastern Myanmar as part of a voluntary repatriation process
UNHCR welcomes Royal Thai Government’s commitment to release of detained children in Thailand
It follows the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will provide a framework for the release of all children detained in Immigration Detention Centres (IDC) in Thailand.
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for lasting ceasefire in Yemen
“Yemen is now on the brink of man-made famine, facing the worst cholera epidemic in the world in decades. “UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for urgent action to help the people of Yemen in their desperate plight. Jolie is in Seoul, South Korea,...
Millions of refugee children going without schooling, UNHCR report shows
Four million refugee children do not attend school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today.
Praya Lundberg Commemorates World Refugee Day with a Special Talk and Photo Exhibition
Bangkok – 20 June 2018 Praya Lundberg Commemorates World Refugee Day with a Special Talk and Photo Exhibition War, conflict, and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high in 2017 for the fifth year in a row, leaving 68.5 million people in...
UNHCR and Sheikhul Islam Office join hands to support refugees during Ramadan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in partnership with the Sheikhul Islam and the Council for Humanitarian Networking of Sheikhul Islam Office revealed their first collaboration that will take place during the holy month of Ramadan; aiming at encouraging Muslim communities...
UNHCR and Google organise “YouTube Run for UNHCR” in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 18 January (UNHCR) : The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Google today announced a “YouTube Run for UNHCR”, to be held on Sunday, 18 February 2018 at Rama IX Park in Bangkok. The run will raise funds for UNHCR’s work to support the...
UNHCR report highlights education crisis for refugee children
Thirteen-year-old South Sudanese refugee John Luis, from Juba, South Sudan, inside a classroom at the Ofonze Primary School in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Yumbe District, Northern Region, Uganda.
Wattanasin Family Namjai for Refugees Campaign
26 กรกฎาคม 2560 – เพราะบ้านและครอบครัวคือพื้นฐานที่สำคัญที่สุดที่ต่อยอดไปสู่การให้อย่างแท้จริง ปิ่น-เก็จมณี วรรธนะสิน คุณแม่สุดสวย จึงได้นำทีม 2 ลูกชายสุดหล่อ น้องเจ้านายและเจ้าสมุทร มาร่วมปฎิบัติภารกิจกับ UNHCR...