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UNHCR report reveals climate change is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt.
Unrelenting violence in Sudan drives continued refugee exodus
The continuing bloodshed in Sudan has created the world’s worst civilian protection crisis in decades – and the world is not paying any attention.
UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to two UN Statelessness Conventions
The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
UNHCR High Commissioner’s statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
We are living through a time of rapid change. A time of promise — only a few weeks ago, the Pact for the Future was adopted here in New York — but also a time of peril. Of great uncertainty.
Canada’s generous contribution boosts UNHCR’s emergency response capabilities
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement of C$50.4 million in flexible funding over four years. This generous contribution underscores Canada’s longstanding partnership and commitment to supporting refugees worldwide.
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them
We, the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations, urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and on the humanitarians trying to help.
News comment: Thailand takes major step towards ending statelessness
The Thai Cabinet’s approval of an accelerated pathway to permanent residency and nationality for nearly half a million stateless people is a historic development.
UNHCR calls for urgent help for 228,000 flood-affected people in West Africa
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing for $10.6 million to address the most pressing needs of 228,000 forcibly displaced people and their host communities across West and Central Africa, where devastating climate-induced torrential rains and floods have wreaked havoc and impacted over 5.1 million people.
UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both internally and across borders, while pushing millions more into extreme vulnerability, particularly children. Access to basic services – such as safe water, health care, and shelter – is severely limited. As we witness the collapse of vital infrastructure, the international response must intensify immediately to match the overwhelming scale of need.
High Commissioner’s statement at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty, Paris
The disaster in Lebanon has multiple humanitarian consequences. Displacement, as we heard, is one of the most catastrophic. Parts of the country have been depopulated. A fifth of the population has been displaced. And 430,000 people have crossed into Syria — 30 per cent Lebanese, 70 per cent Syrians: people who fled a war and are now fleeing another. I have seen myself a few days ago families at the border carrying what they can on their backs along a road destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
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