Ongoing Crisis in Syria

More than 12 million women, men and children have been forced to flee their homes looking for safety inside and outside Syria.

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Ukraine Ongoing Emergency

Please donate now to provide urgently needed relief to people forced to flee their homes.

Hunger has no borders.

Refugees and displaced families across the Horn of Africa, including people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, are caught in a hunger crisis.

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Clashes in Sudan

Intense fighting has broken out in Sudan. UNHCR is on the ground meeting newly arrived refugees and providing lifesaving support.

Emergency in Yemen

Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with more than 20 million people in need.

Ongoing Crisis in Syria

More than 12 million women, men and children have been forced to flee their homes looking for safety inside and outside Syria.

© UNHCR/Houssam Hariri

Ukraine Ongoing Emergency

Please donate now to provide urgently needed relief to people forced to flee their homes.

Hunger has no borders.

Refugees and displaced families across the Horn of Africa, including people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, are caught in a hunger crisis.

© UNHCR/Diana Diaz

Clashes in Sudan

Intense fighting has broken out in Sudan. UNHCR is on the ground meeting newly arrived refugees and providing lifesaving support.

Emergency in Yemen

Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with more than 20 million people in need.

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