UNHCR

Syrian detention camp for suspected ISIS relatives nearly empty, former director says

Al-Hol, near the Iraqi border, was one of the main detention camps for relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters who were detained during the US-backed campaign against the jihadist group.

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CHILDREN, PART of a group of detainees, look through a fence at al-Hol camp after the Syrian government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026.
Keith and Aviva Siegel speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.

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Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, poses for a selfie before sailing with two other Palestinian migrants to Lampedusa, Italy, on a jet ski to seek asylum, near Khums, Libya, August 17, 2025.

From Gaza to Europe, via jet ski: Muhammad Abu Dakha's daring escape story

Abu Dakha crossed the Rafah border point into Egypt in April 2024, paying $5,000.

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UNHCR faces funding shortfall, plans major budget cuts and office closures

With a surge in displaced people, the UNHCR plans major budget cuts and office closures due to funding shortages.

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Pakistan's decision to expel illegal Afghan refugees draws backlash

“The repatriation of refugees should be done voluntarily and without any pressure or violence,” UNHCR says. 

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
A boy plays with a tyre on an a street in an Afghan refugee camp in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2017.

United Nations reopens European office after security issue

A spokesperson told Reuters the closure was due to a "perimeter intrusion" earlier on Friday morning.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Illustrative image of a United Nations flag.

UN called on to fire envoy for questioning Israel's right to defense

After Albanese questioned Israel's right to defend itself on her Twitter account, the International Legal Forum called for her dismissal.

APRIL 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva, February 2020.

Ukrainian soldiers can now read their refugee kids books with new app

The app, which is funded by donations, offers five titles selected to help children between 3 and 7 years old process the trauma of war.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
Ukrainian family Mykhalchenko read and listen to Better Time Stories, a project introduced for Ukrainian children who are seperated from their families in Rotterdam, Netherlands October 25, 2022.

UNHRC gets 14 new members – including 3 that don’t recognize Israel

The vote for new UNHRC members is held annually in a secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly in New York, with a third of the council’s membership rotating every year.

OCTOBER 11, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

PA envoy: Israel has committed most terrible massacres since WWII

The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to the UN, Ibrahim Khraishi, continues to argue for sanctions against Israel to be put in place.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Khraishi 298

Letters to the Editor, September 21, 2022: Multiple criteria

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Groups tied to terror: UN agency accepted $50 million from Union of Good - opinion

The Union of Good is an umbrella fundraising organization of charities and was designated as a terrorist organization by the US Treasury.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByJORDAN COPE
WHAT MAKES this matter especially concerning is that the UNHCR began to partner with the Qatar Charity in 2012, under the watch of António Guterres, who was then the high commissioner for refugees, says the writer.

Israeli human rights org calls for UNHRC to be labeled as hate group

The UNHRC, led by some of the world's most notorious human rights violator regimes, has long been known for its obsession with Israel.

JULY 21, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.

UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

The council was an "echo chamber of fantasy and hatred against Israel," Ambassador Meirav Eilon-Shahar said.

APRIL 3, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.