A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, Myanmar.The UNHCR-chartered flight, supported by Dubai Humanitarian, ...

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, over 425,000 people have received emergency shelter materials and 273,000 were provided with psychosocial support by UNHCR and its NGO ...

This statement is attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, marking two years since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid ...

UNHCR knows Sudan well – we have been present there for 60 years. In fact, I started my UN career inside Sudan.The relentless pursuit of war is gradually extinguishing a resilient and generous nation ...

Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in recent weeks has displaced almost 10,000 people in Tanganyika Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This unfolding emergency reflects ...

Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim.The world's most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation in decades ...

23 January 2025 was the day that Nadiia had a second chance at life. The 70-year-old woman was at home with her husband, daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter when, in an instant, the world ...

Some 400,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring countries since the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, according to estimates by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. During the same period, ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Egyptian Ministry of Interior to extend the validity of asylum-based residence permits from six months to one year. This important measure ...

With more than 122.6 million forcibly displaced globally due to war, persecution, conflict, and human rights violations, UNHCR’s work has never been more important. Predictable and flexible funding ...