"UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGUEES - UNHCR"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Important changes to Lebanese regulations over the past year have made it possible to register the births of over 50,000 Syrian refugee children born in Lebanon since the conflict started in 2011. UNHCR

Libyan militias have forced nearly 2,000 people from an ethnic minority to flee shelters in Tripoli, according to the UN Refugee Agency, (UNHCR). UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

One of the largest population movements in Latin American history is under way from Venezuela, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), which on Friday confirmed that it is stepping up assistance to neighbouring Ecuador, where the influx is accelerating. UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Two months since the signing of the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the Government of Myanmar, the two UN agencies urged the Myanmar authorities to make tangible progress to improve conditions in Rakhine State “conducive for the voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees.” UNIFEED / FILE

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today welcomed a decision by the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court to reverse the closure of the country’s border with its northern neighbor which suspends admission of Venezuelans to the country. UNTV CH