A convergence of crises in Mozambique is forcing people to flee their homes, often multiple times, and complicating efforts to assist them.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already displaced 237,000 people this year. Escalating clashes ...

KYIV – As the full-scale war in Ukraine approaches its fourth year, the United Nations and partners today launch twin humanitarian and refugee response plans for 2025, appealing for US$3.32 billion to ...

UNHCR helps displaced people find safe, sustainable shelter through rent assistance, construction programmes, and supporting host areas to meet increased needs.

When Abdel Hamid Al-Hashimi returned to his small village of Barneh in northern Syria, close to the city of Aleppo, he found a home in ruins. The 51-year-old farmer and imam had been forced to flee ...

NTRODUCTION TO UNHCR The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead ...

Over a two-week period, around over 600 asylum-seekers received their government ID documents– cards given by the Permanent Committee for Political Refugee Affairs of the Ministry of Interior of Iraq, ...

BANGKOK — The UN Refugee Agency has called on States to prioritize life-saving actions as hundreds of Rohingya stateless refugees from Myanmar have sought safety in the region in the first five days ...

122.6 million people displaced by war, violence and persecution. One story of courage and hope. Behind every statistic are people – men, women, and children – whose stories deserve to be seen and ...

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The protection space for Syrian refugees in Lebanon has been substantially impacted by a number of measures put in place in Lebanon since 2015. Admission to Lebanon is currently restricted to those ...