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 ...

Uganda nimmt immer mehr Menschen aus dem Sudan auf, die Schutz vor dem Krieg suchen. Derzeit hat das Land mehr als 33.000 Menschen aufgenommen. Von ihnen sind 19.000 seit Anfang 2024 angekommen. Die ...

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 ...

Today, on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are reflecting on the struggle faced by people who are forced to flee persecution, ...

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 ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with federal, state, and municipal authorities, and partner organizations in Brazil to mitigate the severe impact of the extreme weather events, including ...

GUATEMALA CITY – UNHCR renews its call for a coordinated continental approach to address the magnitude and complexity of the mixed movement of refugees and migrants in the Americas, as recently ...

Panama, May 8, 2024 (UNHCR) – In response to the devastating floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partner organizations are working with local ...

Over a year since the start of the war in Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, remains extremely concerned about shocking levels of violence and devastating humanitarian and protection risks as many ...

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 ...

Advocating for the rights of people forced to flee and those denied a nationality. Citizens normally look to their own governments to guarantee their human rights and physical security. When people ...