As many as 427 Rohingya are feared dead in twin boat tragedies two weeks ago near the Myanmar coast. As per The UN High Commissioner […]
Year: 2025
UNHCR: New displacement and funding squeeze intensify Mozambique crisis
Women whose homes in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province were damaged by Cyclone Chido collect water from a local school in December 2024. © UNHCR/Isadora Zoni […]
UNHCR welcomes arrival of first Afghan refugee families under Brazil’s pioneering Community Sponsorship Programme
Staff from UNHCR and IOM welcome Afghan refugee families arriving at São Paulo International Airport. © Jamile Ferraris/MJSP GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, […]
UNHCR: Funding cuts threaten the health of nearly 13 million displaced people
Sudanese refugee Fatma Omar receives medical treatment for her two-year-old son Bassel, who suffers from hearing problems, at a UNHCR-supported clinic in Cairo, Egypt. © […]
UNHCR launches appeal as dire situation in DR Congo impacts Burundi
Families fleeing the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shelter at a school in northwestern Burundi’s Cibitoke Province. © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari As fighting […]
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or […]