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A million Syrians have returned home, but more support needed so millions more can follow
In just nine months, 1 million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to scale up its support to end the suffering and displacement of millions of Syrians who were forced to flee their homes in the past 14 years and help the country to rebuild.
Envy of None channels the power of music to support UNHCR’s lifesaving work in Ukraine
Canadian-American rock band Envy of None is once again stepping up for Ukraine. The band announced that proceeds from the sale of a limited edition 12-inch coloured vinyl single from their second album Stygian Wavz, will be donated to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support its lifesaving humanitarian response in Ukraine.
UNHCR: Thousands of Afghans return under adverse circumstances from Pakistan to earthquake-affected areas; funds to respond running dry
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of a crisis within a crisis emerging in Afghanistan. Returns under adverse circumstances from Pakistan are rising sharply at the very same time that communities are struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake in many of the same areas where returnees are arriving.
UNHCR: New, deadly floods displace over 100,000 in South Sudan; conflict and funding cuts impede aid
South Sudan has been swept into a new cycle of severe flooding, just as renewed conflict threatens a fragile peace, leaving communities in some of the country’s most flood- and conflict-prone states exposed to a double crisis, warns UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
UNHCR’s Grandi calls for increased aid access and funding for Myanmar’s forgotten crisis
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Thursday completed a three-day visit to Myanmar, where he witnessed the grave consequences of unrelenting violence and conflict that have left millions displaced and without homes.
Progress in refugee education at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns
Cuts to humanitarian and development aid are putting hard-won recent progress in refugee education at risk, warns UNHCR in the tenth edition of its annual Refugee Education Report, published today.
UNHCR deputy chief calls for support to end displacement for millions of Syrians
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements concluded a five-day visit to Lebanon and Syria with a call to the international community to support efforts to bring peace and stability to Syria, and end the displacement and suffering of millions of Syrians.
UNHCR calls for urgent aid to Afghanistan’s earthquake-hit communities
Following Sunday’s devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has scrambled resources to join the response to help devastated communities.
UNHCR’s Grandi calls for urgent international support to help refugees returning home in DR Congo and Rwanda
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded a week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, urging greater international support for peace in the region and humanitarian efforts so that refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) can choose to return home safely and rebuild their lives.
UNHCR welcomes Royal Thai Government resolution providing long-term refugees the right to work
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today commended the Royal Thai Government’s adoption of a resolution that will grant long-staying refugees from Myanmar the right to work in Thailand.
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