UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely worried about the worsening humanitarian situation, and resulting spike in humanitarian needs and forced displacement  owing to the new ground offensive by ...

Climate change is fuelling extreme weather, with catastrophic heat, wildfires, floods, droughts, and storms on the increase, causing fresh displacement and making life even harder for people already ...

GENEVA – Uganda is welcoming increasing numbers of Sudanese arrivals – over 33,000 people, 19,000 of whom have arrived in Kampala since the start of 2024 – seeking safety from a war that has raged for ...

Severe flooding has hit countries in the East and Horn of Africa as heavy El Niño-rains continue to afflict a refugee-hosting region at the front line of the climate crisis, where deep droughts ...

GENEVA – Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has praised Brazil’s exceptional solidarity with refugees and its inclusive response, which focuses on ...

GENEVA – A new report shows that the number of study, work, family reunification and sponsorship permits granted by OECD countries to refugees continues to rise. The latest report issued this week by ...

GENEVA – Uganda is welcoming increasing numbers of Sudanese arrivals – over 33,000 people, 19,000 of whom have arrived in Kampala since the start of 2024 – seeking safety from a war that has raged for ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is ...

Thousands of people, including refugees, continue to be caught up in the ongoing El Niño-triggered heavy rains and severe flooding sweeping across East Africa. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is ...