UNHCR Stories
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...
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...
Hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced, while more than 100,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries in less than three...
Last month, the United States, one of the agency’s biggest financiers, ordered a 90-day suspension of all foreign assistance, forcing the UNHCR to sca...
Legal aid programmes that used to provide justice to victims have been dismantled, allowing perpetrators to act without consequences.
Deputy Camp Manager Sylvester Kuya announced that movement in and out of the camp during curfew hours would not be allowed.
About 45,000 displaced people are sheltering in a crowded open-air stadium in Rugombo, a few km (miles) from the border with Democratic Republic of Co...
Several areas in northwest Burundi are overwhelmed with people, some of whom have been displaced several times and have arrived injured or with health...
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.
The court heard that the government had failed to meet its obligations to ensure that all Kenyans, especially those from marginalised host communities...
A convergence of crises in Mozambique is forcing people to flee their homes, often multiple times, and complicating efforts to assist them.
Kenya, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Uganda, and Ethiopia, are bearing the brunt of the increased movement of Sudanese nationals into their c...
The Egyptian government fails to fully guarantee free education since public schools charge fees for both Egyptians and non-Egyptians. Some categories...
Environmental degradation in areas with high refugee populations was also raised as a concern.
Beyond security, PS Bitok highlighted environmental challenges in the camps, such as deforestation and waste management issues.
Africa is one of the most affected regions by climate change and its current and historical greenhouse gas emissions are minuscule at the global scale...
The worsening security situation in Tripoli and surrounding areas has made conditions in Libya particularly dangerous for refugees and migrants.
Dubbed the '#IBelong' campaign by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the initiative was launched in October 2014 and is bound...
