An Eritrean refugee, who was convicted of raping a then-16-year-old girl, was allowed to stay in Sweden after a Swedish court ruled that he would not be deported after serving his sentence due to the ...

All refugees deserve compassion.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, January 12 (UNHCR) - As a Swedish parliamentarian, Hanif Bali is particularly interested in the welfare of unaccompanied refugee children in his adopted homeland. It's an issue that ...

Record numbers of people are displaced by conflict and persecution worldwide, and they continue to face extraordinary ...

KRISTIANSTAD, Sweden, June 7 (UNHCR) - Six months ago, the lives of Yaseen and his family took a turn they never expected. After a life in refugee camps without knowing what the future would bring, he ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 15, 2007 — -- One of the more unfortunate byproducts of the Iraq War is the massive exodus of refugees. In what may be the biggest refugee crisis since 1948, more than 2 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Sweden's government said Tuesday it had nominated Jesper Brodin, the outgoing head of the holding company managing most of furniture giant Ikea's stores, to lead the UN refugee agency. The Barron's ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden, which has welcomed far more Iraqi refugees than has the United States or the rest of Europe, said Friday that it is tightening its asylum rules and will forcibly deport ...

Perpetua Nkwocha currently uses her spare time to coach migrants in a programme which has been set-up by her club Former Super Falcons forward, Perpetua Nkwocha now coaching refugees in Sweden S Steve ...