More than 300 people have fled Colombia's Catatumbo region to escape fighting by rebel groups, officials said Monday.

Amidst escalating violence between rebel groups in Colombia's Catatumbo region, over 300 individuals have fled to Cucuta, a city near Venezuela. As the Colombian government sends troops following a US raid,

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 12 April 2016 Two weeks ago, on 30 March 2016, the Government of Colombia ...

The number of displaced people has doubled in the last 10 years. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 123 million people have been forcibly displaced for reasons of persecution or conflict. That’s one out of ...

The Trump administration is taking early steps that would allow for the reopening of the American embassy in Venezuela as the US looks to influence policy under new acting President Delcy Rodríguez.

A courageous Colombian women's rights network was in the spotlight on Monday as it received UNHCR's prestigious Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva, Switzerland, for its outstanding work to help victims of forced displacement and sexual abuse. The group ...