UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the peace agreement signed yesterday in Washington D.C. between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda. We commend the tireless ...

Global Appeal highlights UNHCR’s plans for the year and the funding needed to protect the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless people.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran, warning that returns on a massive scale have the potential to ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the agreement signed yesterday in Washington D.C. between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda. We commend the efforts ...

As of the end of 2024, the most recent reporting period, 123.2 million people had been forced to flee their homes globally due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs report released this morning.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on 20 June and shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of ...

UNHCR's 2024 Mid-Year Trends analyses changes and trends in forced displacement during the first six months of 2024. The report provides key statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally ...

Antallet af mennesker på flugt når chokerende højt niveau – stiger for 10. år i træk. Antallet af mennesker, der er fordrevet af krig, vold og forfølgelse verden over, er steget til 122,1 millioner, ...

Having dedicated her life to the refugee cause, Sister Rosita Milesi continues to shape and personify Brazil’s welcoming approach to people forced to flee. For her decades-long commitment to ...

GENEVA — Distressing trends are unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where resurgent violence between non-state armed groups and government forces has reverberated across the ...