Dozens of refugee families in eastern Chad are caring for orphaned and unaccompanied children amid what the UN is calling the world’s largest child displacement crisis.
The continuing bloodshed in Sudan has created the world's worst civilian protection crisis in decades – and the world is not paying any attention. This week we reached a devastating milestone. Since ...
We are living through a time of rapid change. A time of promise — only a few weeks ago, the Pact for the Future was adopted here in New York — but also a time of peril. Of great uncertainty.
GENEVA – The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of ...
The atmosphere in the Timangolo refugee camp in eastern Cameroon is filled with excitement as refugees from the Central Africa Republic (CAR) prepare for a long-awaited journey home. Halimatou Sadia, ...
Esneda Saavedra’s Yukpa community have lived for centuries in the Serranía del Perijá, a forested mountain range at the far north of the Andes, spanning the borders of Colombia and Venezuela. But in ...
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME – We, the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations, urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians and call on the State of Israel to cease ...
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing for $10.6 million to address the most pressing needs of 228,000 forcibly displaced people and their host communities across West and ...
THAILAND: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency mandated to reduce statelessness, welcomes Thailand’s groundbreaking step toward ending statelessness. The Thai Cabinet has approved an accelerated pathway to ...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has significantly expanded its engagement in situations of internal displacement over the years. As of 2022, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reached an ...