When the Swedish delegation saw how many women in Minneapolis’ Karmel Mall were selling East African clothing from their tiny stalls, many were skeptical. “With so many selling similar things, how do ...

Nearly 30 years of conflict and instability have heavily marked Somalia’s recent history. Some gains are being made, but the country still faces many challenges ahead. World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Mahad Abdullahi Hassan had never heard of Nepal before the day he landed there. When the 28-year-old Somali boarded a flight from Dubai to Kathmandu on May 23, 2007, he was hoping he would finally ...

GENEVA - Asylum applications in industrialized nations rose by 10 percent in the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year, according to the UN refugee agency's provisional statistics ...

Mohamedamin Abdirisek Ibrahim, a Somali refugee, faces murder charges for allegedly strangling his pregnant Swedish girlfriend, Saga Forsgren Elneborg, in April 2023. The prosecutor claims the act was ...

UNHCR is alarmed by a new escalation of violence this week in several parts of south central Somalia. We are particularly worried for the civilian population caught up in what appears to be a ...