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, […]
UNHCR – Syria Fact Sheet (March 2021)
The decade-long crisis in Syria does not show any sign of improving. Humanitarian needs and protection risks are increasing. The security situation in some areas […]
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UNHCR Update Libya (12 February 2021) [EN/AR]
As of 10 February, 1,930 refugees and migrants have been registered in 2021 as rescued/ intercepted at sea and subsequently disembarked in Libya. Since the […]
UNHCR MENA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccinations: Update #1 (7 February 2021)
Highlights • UNHCR continues to advocate for the equitable inclusion of refugees, internally displaced and stateless populations through the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that […]
2021 UNHCR-NGO Monthly Consultations
Following-up on the model of weekly/monthly NGO Consultations on the COVID-19 response held in 2020, and in lieu of the usual UNHCR-NGO Global Consultations, the UNHCR […]
Resettlement fact sheet 2020
This factsheet provides a statistical snapshot of UNHCR’s resettlement activities up to the end of December 2020. All figures are provisional and subject to change. […]
GLOBAL REPORT2020!
The Global Report presents the work carried out by UNHCR in 2020 to protect and improve the lives of tens of millions of people—refugees, returnees, […]
Forced displacement passes 80 million by mid-2020 as COVID-19 tests refugee protection globally
A Congolese asylum-seeker holds her six-month-old child in Zombo, Uganda, close to border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), July 2020. © UNHCR/Rocco […]
UNHCR warns 2020 risks lowest resettlement levels in recent history
Thirteen-year-old Syrian refugee Bakr works in a supermarket and delivers food to support his family in Barja, Lebanon. The family are awaiting resettlement to Norway. […]