Category: Refugees News

The operational environment in Somalia continued fluid throughout February. The deadline of the House of People elections, which were scheduled to be completed at the […]

In December 2021, UNHCR focused on providing relief to Afghan refugees, strengthening registration and protection services, and addressing climate-related displacement. They also worked on refugee self-reliance initiatives […]

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 […]

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). […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]