At least 7,000 people who fled escalating ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have sought refuge in neighboring Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency says.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) voices concern about escalating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR).

The UNHCR expresses alarm over the increasingly frequent repulsion and expulsion of refugees at Europe’s border, urging European countries to halt these practices and protect the right to seek asylum.

The UNHCR expresses alarm over tribal violence in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region, saying the conflict has killed at least 250 people and displaced more than 100,000 others.

The United Nations Refugee Agency said the people needed urgent assistance with water, shelter, health care and sanitation.

A Syrian refugee camp in northern Lebanon is set on fire following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family.

The United Nations (UN) warns that 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden region of Tigray face severe food shortages.

The United Nations (UN) refugee agency calls on the warring sides in Ethiopia's Tigray to allow humanitarian access into the region, warning that the nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees living in camps there could run out of food next week.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia as thousands of people flee the country’s north and the border area with Sudan.

The UN says fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed.