The UNHCR has stopped distributing food vouchers to most migrants in Niger’s Agadez center, saying the move is meant to encourage greater self-reliance. InfoMigrants interviewed Eujin Byun, spokesperson for the UNHCR, for more detai1
Sea rescue organizations on Wednesday said they had saved 175,000 people from distress at sea over the past decade and called for a Europe-wide, state-sponsored rescue program for the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, a German rescue ship h1
Pictures taken near Calais and Dunkirk over the last few days appear to show French police using tear gas on migrants to prevent them from boarding boats. Some of the images also depict police officers waist deep in water, using rio1
Since the start of the war in Sudan a little over two years ago, millions of people have fled the country to neighboring countries, including Ethiopia. Othman, Amjad, and Wegdan settled in the capital, Addis Ababa. Between administr1
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is cutting 3,500 jobs and downsizing due to a sharp drop in humanitarian funding, risking vital services for millions of refugees. InfoMigrants spoke with spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh about the far-re1