Newly arrived refugees from Sudan receive vaccinations at Kiryandongo reception centre in Uganda in July 2024. © UNHCR/Mark Isaac GENEVA – Important achievements in preventing […]
Category: Humanitarian News
World Refugee Day 2024
Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape […]
UNHCR Floods Highlights May 2024
In May 2024, the UNHCR’s Protection and Solutions Monitoring Network (PSMN) in Somalia recorded 74,000 new internal displacements, primarily due to conflict, insecurity, and flooding. The Lower […]
Monthly Highlights: UNHCR´s work in Peru – Feb 2024
News about UNHCR´s work in Peru (February 2024). Continue reading.
UNHCR Romania Fact Sheet, February 2024
UNHCR supports the government’s response to protect and include refugees in Romania through protection services, counselling towards inclusion, targeted assistance, and initiatives fostering inclusion and self-reliance. The 2024 […]
In Somalia UNHCR issued February Highlights
In February 2024, UNHCR’s focus in Somalia included protecting internally displaced persons (IDPs) and supporting refugees. UNHCR led/co-led protection, shelter, and CCCM clusters for the IDP response, […]
UNHCR Lebanon factsheet – January 2024
Lebanon remains the country hosting the largest number of refugees per capita, with theGovernment’s estimation of 1.5 M Syrian refugees and 11,238 refugees of other […]
UNHCR December Highlights!
In February 2023, the humanitarian crisis in Somalia continued, with insecurity and the effects of flooding from October to December 2022 causing over 17,000 internal displacements. UNHCR […]
CoE/UNHCR round table: Strengthening the protection of children and victims of gender-based violence, in the context of refugee flows in Romania
Further strengthening the protection of refugees, in particular women and children in a vulnerable situation, was the main focus of a round table discussion on […]
Mid-Year Trends 2023
Nyauke Chianjiak, 18, sits with her one year old sister, Kuoli, and mother Naya, in a transit centre near the border after fleeing the conlfict […]