UNHCR Stories

Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender-based violence against women
The Conversation  |  May 09, 2025

Civilians are caught in a devastating humanitarian crisis involving sexual and gender-based violence. This kind of violence not only contributes to fo...

Dadaab refugees plead for aid restoration as Trump cuts deepen crisis
Issa Hussein  |  May 06, 2025

According to the UNHCR data, the Dadaab camps currently host approximately 500,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers.

Inside Sh39 billion new funding to boost refugees’ education in Africa
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 30, 2025

The funding seeks to support more than half a million refugees and displaced youth in completing their education by 2030.

Sudan conflict enters third year as UN warns of aid collapse, deepening refugee crisis
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 18, 2025

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...

UNHCR warns of looming health crisis for 12.8 million displaced people
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 29, 2025

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...

Thousands without lifesaving aid in DRC, says UN agency
Reuters  |  Mar 22, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people have been internally displaced, while more than 100,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries in less than three...

UN Refugee agency's boss warns funding cuts will put millions of lives at risk
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 21, 2025

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...

UNHCR warns of growing dangers for displaced women amid funding crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 08, 2025

Legal aid programmes that used to provide justice to victims have been dismantled, allowing perpetrators to act without consequences.

Curfew imposed at Kakuma Refugee Camp as protests over food and water escalate
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 07, 2025

Deputy Camp Manager Sylvester Kuya announced that movement in and out of the camp during curfew hours would not be allowed.

Congo refugees pour into Burundi, conditions dire, says UN
Reuters  |  Mar 07, 2025

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...

Influx of 40,000 fleeing DRC war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Reuters  |  Feb 21, 2025

Several areas in northwest Burundi are overwhelmed with people, some of whom have been displaced several times and have arrived injured or with health...

UNHCR seeks Sh81.37 billion to help Sudan's refugees displaced by war and host communities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

Since the war began, over nine million people have been displaced within Sudan, including 266,000 refugees forced to flee multiple times.

Garissa MCAs walk out of consultation meeting on socio-economic inclusion of refugees
Issa Hussein  |  Feb 11, 2025

Earlier, MPs from the host community raised contentious issues bedevilling the successful implementation of the plan.

Garissa High Court orders government to deregister Kenyans from refugee database
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 21, 2025

The court heard that the government had failed to meet its obligations to ensure that all Kenyans, especially those from marginalised host communities...

Climate change, conflict and political unrest: Mozambique’s triple crisis explained
UNHCR  |  Jan 20, 2025

A convergence of crises in Mozambique is forcing people to flee their homes, often multiple times, and complicating efforts to assist them.

Sudan conflict fuelling mass refugee exodus, human trafficking into neighbouring states
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 05, 2024

Kenya, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Uganda, and Ethiopia, are bearing the brunt of the increased movement of Sudanese nationals into their c...

Thousands of refugee children in Egypt left out of school, HRW reports
Human Rights Watch  |  Dec 02, 2024

The Egyptian government fails to fully guarantee free education since public schools charge fees for both Egyptians and non-Egyptians. Some categories...

MPs demand state intervention to forestall a potential refugee management crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

Environmental degradation in areas with high refugee populations was also raised as a concern.

Interior ministry seeks more funding to tackle refugee management challenges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2024

Beyond security, PS Bitok highlighted environmental challenges in the camps, such as deforestation and waste management issues.

Refugees decry lack of adequate climate funding in most vulnerable regions
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 19, 2024

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...

AU, Rwanda, UNHCR to rescue refugees and asylum seekers suffering in Libya
Amina Wako  |  Nov 13, 2024

The worsening security situation in Tripoli and surrounding areas has made conditions in Libya particularly dangerous for refugees and migrants.

Citizenship campaign: Kenya recognised among top leaders in eradicating statelessness
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 19, 2024

Dubbed the '#IBelong' campaign by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the initiative was launched in October 2014 and is bound...

UN refugee chief says displacements in Sudan and Lebanon could worsen
Reuters  |  Oct 15, 2024

The number of displaced people around the world has more than doubled in the past decade.

UN refugee chief urges states to drop border controls even as displacement crises worsen
Reuters  |  Oct 14, 2024

UNHCR boss Filippo Grandi said an unprecedented 123 million people are now displaced around the world by conflicts, persecution, poverty and climate c...

Sudan: Refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2024

UNHCR warned that the situation is likely to worsen, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian challenges in the country.

Wajir residents protests against refugees accused of poaching, environmental degredation
Issa Hussein  |  Sep 29, 2024

Mohamed Hassan, another community elder, said they have come across carcases of 15 giraffes killed by the refugees who were selling game meat in the c...

Kenya making positive progress towards gender parity in refugee education
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 10, 2024

In other words, a value less than one indicates a disparity in favour of boys/men, while a value greater than one indicates a disparity in favour of g...

UN deputy secretary-general and envoy visit Sudan, Chad amidst ongoing humanitarian crisis
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 29, 2024

The delegation plans to engage with local authorities and representatives from both refugee and host communities throughout their trip.

UN agencies concerned by mpox spread in Congo's refugee camps
Reuters  |  Aug 27, 2024

Mpox, which causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions, is sexually transmitted but can also spread through close contact with an infected person...

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