Refugees Stories
The surge in violence was triggered by clashes at the border and exchanges of fire between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and an opposition g...
This alarming development comes amid a surge in refugee numbers, driven by escalating conflict and drought in neighbouring Somalia and South Sudan, le...
The three-year M23 insurgency in the eastern DRC intensified in January with the M23 rebels, largely made up of Tutsi fighters, seizing control of mor...
With the conflict in Sudan worsening, the number of refugees is expected to rise, according to UNICEF.
Sudan, devastated by ongoing violence, saw the largest number of IDPs, with a record-breaking 11.6 million individuals now displaced within its border...
From displacement to loss of documentation and fleeing home countries, the data paints a clear picture: for many children in Kenya, safety, support, a...
The number of refugees and asylum seekers rose by 19.1 per cent to 823,932 in 2024, highlighting the country’s growing role as a regional safe haven.
According to the UNHCR data, the Dadaab camps currently host approximately 500,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers.
The funding seeks to support more than half a million refugees and displaced youth in completing their education by 2030.
For years, many South Sudanese have lived in Sudan's capital alongside Sudanese citizens since South Sudan's separation in 2011.
With millions displaced and countless more in dire need of humanitarian support, UNHCR says current aid funding stands at less than 10 per cent of wha...
An armed conflict erupted in mid-April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over tensions linked to...
In recent weeks, heavy rains caused River Rugumba to overflow, flooding large parts of the Kalemie and Nyunzu territories. The water destroyed homes,...
The growing demand against a shrinking pool of resources has left Uganda’s refugee response in a fragile state.
Among the displaced are people who had returned from refugee camps in Kenya, as well as others who had already been displaced within Somalia due to on...
Mudavadi also acknowledged that the ongoing crises, including the South Sudan conflict, Al-Shabaab threats, and instability in Marsabit, have delayed...
As of the end of February 2025, the total population of refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya was 836,907.
The funding gaps mean refugees may have to pay for their health care, but many lack the financial means. This will increase the burden on already over...
UNHCR's boss Filipo Grandi pledged support to the plan, recognising it as a model for the region and the rest of the world, but noted the dire state o...
CS Murkomen said that the government is also focused on a long-term solution for the refugees through the Shirika Plan initiative which is designed to...
Legal aid programmes that used to provide justice to victims have been dismantled, allowing perpetrators to act without consequences.
According to the UN, more than 12.3 million people have been uprooted by the violence, of whom 3.5 million have crossed borders into neighbouring coun...
MSF teams said they have documented reports of homes being set on fire, looting, sexual violence, killings and beatings.
Several areas in northwest Burundi are overwhelmed with people, some of whom have been displaced several times and have arrived injured or with health...
Kenya has been actively pushing for peace efforts, with Ruto reiterating that military solutions will not bring lasting stability.
Since the war began, over nine million people have been displaced within Sudan, including 266,000 refugees forced to flee multiple times.
Earlier, MPs from the host community raised contentious issues bedevilling the successful implementation of the plan.
Tough new security checks meant the number of arriving refugees tumbled from the 84,994 recorded during Barack Obama’s last year in office to a record...
A multi-sectoral meeting was recently held in Lodwar following a formal request by the UNHCR to the county government for land to expand the Kalobeyei...
The court heard that the government had failed to meet its obligations to ensure that all Kenyans, especially those from marginalised host communities...
