On 15 December 2021, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, trucked humanitarian goods from Termez, Uzbekistan, to Afghanistan. The delivery is part of UNHCR’s aid effort […]
Year: 2021
UNHCR Update Libya (11 November 2021) [EN/AR]
Population Movements So far in 2021, a total of 28,636 asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been reported as rescued/intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG). […]
UNHCR opens alternative route of aid to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan
On 15 October UNHCR airlift with humanitarian aid for Afghanistan landed in Termez, Uzbekistan, for further delivery by trucks to Afghanistan. The airlift was donated […]
UNHCR relief news October 2021
In October 2021, UNHCR focused on providing humanitarian aid and protection to vulnerable populations, particularly in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Libya. Airlifted relief items were delivered to […]
COVID-19 tops list of UNHCR’s most underfunded crises in 2021
A Syrian refugee girl takes in washing during a storm at an informal settlement in Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, in February 2021. © UNHCR/Diego Ibarra Sánchez Global […]
UNHCR Update Libya (27 August 2021) [EN/AR]
Key Figures: 212,593 Libyans currently internally displaced (IDPs) 643,123 IDP returnees 42,210 registered refugees and asylumseekers 141 monitoring visits by UNHCR to detention centres in […]
UNHCR Somalia Factsheet: July 2021
Growing steadily, UNHCR’s operational footprint in Somalia dates back thirty years. Today,UNHCR is present in ten countrywide locations, with its Representation Office based in Mogadishu. […]
UNHCR Italy Factsheet, April 2021
More than 1,500 persons arrived in Italy by sea in April, often fleeing persecution and enduring years-long journeys.The majority departed from Libya and disembarked in […]
UNHCR Niger Factsheet: Mixed Movements – May 2021
Refugees and asylum seekers in Agadez Niger has become a major hub for mixed movements northwards to Libya, Algeria and the Mediterranean while witnessing an […]
UNHCR relief news April 2021
On April 10, 2021, UNHCR focused on providing financial support directly to refugees and asylum seekers, allowing them to meet their most essential needs. This approach, […]