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Israeli offensive in Lebanon forces Syrian, Palestinian refugees to flee again: UN

Israeli offensive in Lebanon forces Syrian, Palestinian refugees to flee again: UN

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says Lebanon hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, with roughly one in five people in the country a refugee, warning that escalating violence is leaving displaced communities with shrinking access to housing, medical care, and basic services across the country.

June 1, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) welcomes Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 30, 2026. (AFP)

Syrian leader pledges to work with Germany on migration, recovery

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, on a Berlin visit, pledged cooperation with Germany to enable refugee returns and reconstruction, while critics warned against normalization of relations amid ongoing violence, instability and rights concerns within Syria.

March 30, 2026

Migrants including children picked up at sea while attempting to cross the English Channel, are escorted off a National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Lifeboat upon arrival in Ramsgate, southeast England, on February 25, 2026. (AFP)

Nearly 8,000 died or vanished on migrant routes in 2025: UN

The figure was down on 2024 when almost 9,200 deaths were recorded, but the International Organization for Migration said numbers nonetheless reflected the "global scale" of the crisis faced by migrants.

February 26, 2026

FILE PHOTO - UK-funded food vouchers are distributed to Syrian refugees in Amman, Jordan, through the World Food Programme (Wikimedia Commons)

UK to cut protections for refugees under asylum 'overhaul'

Britain will reduce protections for refugees under plans to overhaul its asylum system, the government announced.

November 16, 2025

Germany negotiates with Taliban over refugees but denies 'legitimacy'

Germany negotiates with Taliban over refugees but denies 'legitimacy'

Germany’s Interior Ministry confirms holding talks with Afghanistan’s de facto authorities; purpose is to establish a formal deportation process for Afghan nationals; marking direct engagement with the Taliban after previous indirect repatriations via Qatar

November 12, 2025

Scores of Sudanese refugees dead or missing in Libya boat wrecks

Scores of Sudanese refugees dead or missing in Libya boat wrecks

Scores of Sudanese refugees died or went missing after two boat disasters near Libya’s Tobruk port last weekend—one capsized with 74 aboard, the other caught fire with 75 on board, killing dozens.

September 17, 2025