New wars, unresolved conflicts and a spike in climate-related disasters resulted in appalling levels of death, destruction ...

UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies ...

In the Kyrgyz Republic, a young Afghan woman has found hope and a determination to give back to her home country through education.

Hanuna Ismail war 16 Jahre alt, als sie ein Flüchtling wurde. Zehn Jahre ist es her, dass sie gezwungen war, ihre Heimatstadt in den Nuba-Bergen im Sudan zu verlassen. Sie hatte keine Wahl, weil bluti ...

Please help refugees in need.

The IGO is the independent UNHCR authority mandated to follow up on issues pertaining to possible misconduct by persons or entities that have a contractual link to UNHCR. If you wish to report a ...

Please help refugees in need.

“We did not know what was going on when we heard the gun shots. Many people were killed – we could see 10, twenty bodies lying on the ground. That’s when we decided to leave. I walked until my legs ...

A convergence of crises in Mozambique is forcing people to flee their homes, often multiple times, and complicating efforts to assist them.

Please help refugees in need.

Tackling sexual exploitation and abuse against the people we serve, together with sexual harassment in the workplace, is a top priority for UNHCR. With some 18,000 personnel based primarily in field ...

Refugees are in extremely vulnerable circumstances, lacking the protection of their own countries and facing immense challenges to their safety and well-being. The 1951 Refugee Convention, ...