Due to extraordinary weather in 2018, Desert Locusts increased rapidly in 2019 and spread from the Near East to Southwest Asia and the Greater Horn of Africa, causing a Desert Locust upsurge to develop in early 2020 – the most devastating in the past 25 years. The upsurge posed an unprecedented risk to livelihoods and food security in some of

Higher education has many advantages for refugees, both in terms of personal development, socio-professional integration, and self-reliance, and in terms of their contribution to the society of their country of asylum and/or origin. However, higher education opportunities remain very limited for most young refugees worldwide, particularly in West and Central Africa.   UNHCR is committed to achieving enrolment of 15%

DAKAR— A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said.   A Malian army unit accompanied by a “Russian advisor” struck an improvised explosive device near the town of Hombori, according to a military memo late Tuesday.   One Russian advisor died

The British government is facing strong backlash from opposition parties and human rights groups after announcing plans earlier this month to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing, in a bid to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. The British government says the prospect of being sent to Rwanda will deter migrants from embarking on the treacherous