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.

For families displaced during Syria’s long crisis, support to restore damaged homes is crucial to ensuring a dignified return, and the start of rebuilding their lives ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the past years, UNHCR Lebanon has pioneered the provision of humanitarian assistance through ATM cards and money transfer operators. UNHCR uses cash-based interventions to provide protection, ...

UNHCR continues to partner with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to strengthen the health system and reinforce response capacity. In 2023, 33 hospitals were contracted by UNHCR under the referral ...