Refugees

A Malaysian navy vessel patrols waters near Langkawi island, May 16, 2015. A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian vessels on Saturday, the latest round of "maritime ping-pong" by Asian states determined not to let asylum seekers come ashore. TheUnited Nations has called on countries around the Andaman Sea not to push back the thousands of desperate Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar now stranded in wooden boats_REUTERS
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Malaysia asks UNHCR to temporarily cease registration of refugees
23/07/2026
Rohingya refugees works to rescue victims from a landslide spot at a Rohingya Refugee Camp following continuous torrential rain, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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More than 500 feared dead after boats sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
16/07/2026
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14/06/2026
Refugees from Myanmar, who were granted work permits by the Thai government, work at a longan farm in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, UN says
09/06/2026
A boy sits atop a hill overlooking a refugee camp near the Chad-Sudan border, November 9, 2023. Hundreds of Masalit families from Sudan's West Darfur state were relocated here months after fleeing to the Chadian border town of Adre, following an ethnically targeted massacre in the city of El Geneina. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig
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Iran crisis hampering aid to refugees as supply chain costs soar, UN warns
01/05/2026
UN seeks more funds for Middle East refugees
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UN seeks more funds for Middle East refugees
26/03/2026
U.S. expands ICE authority to detain refugees
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U.S. expands ICE authority to detain refugees
19/02/2026
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'Content to die': Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts
24/01/2026
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Poor states hosting refugees could start shutting borders, warns NGO
07/12/2025
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Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights
12/09/2025
Bangladesh exhausts resources for Rohingya refugees, says Chief Adviser
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Bangladesh exhausts resources for Rohingya refugees, says Chief Adviser
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Cambodia's border refugees waiting to head home but still wary after ceasefire
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Over 11 million refugees may lose aid access due to cuts, says UN agency
25/07/2025
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Food supplies to some Sudan refugees could dry up within 2 months, WFP says
01/07/2025
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More Sudanese refugees fleeing as far as Europe, UN refugee agency says
13/04/2025

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