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Our frequent updates from our staff in the field, about our work, and the people we help, play an important role in keeping staff, media, the public and our donors informed.
Syrian centenarian leads his family home as returns reach half a million
Great-grandfather Jassim is among more than 500,000 Syrians who have returned from neighbouring countries since the fall of the Assad regime, hoping to rebuild their homes and country despite many challenges.
Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica face renewed uncertainty amid cuts to support
A sharp reduction in funding has forced UNHCR and its partners to slash support to thousands of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum-seekers in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica’s solidarity with refugees threatened by major funding cuts, warns UNHCR
As humanitarian needs reach critical levels in Costa Rica, due to continuing displacement from Nicaragua, a 41 per cent funding cut is seriously impacting the ability of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to provide assistance to forcibly displaced people in the country.
UNHCR and partners urgently seek funding as Congolese refugee numbers soar
As the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo worsens, UNHCR and 107 partners are appealing for $781 million to provide urgent support in 2025 to over 1 million Congolese refugees and asylum-seekers in neighboring countries and local communities across seven countries.
UNHCR warns of soaring protection needs amid Sudanese influx to Chad from Darfur
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned by the rapidly increasing number of Sudanese refugees crossing into eastern Chad, with nearly 20,000 people – mostly exhausted and traumatized women and children – arriving in the past two weeks alone.
Afghan refugees forced to return face uncertain future
In the month of April, more than 280,000 Afghans were pressured to return home or were deported from Pakistan and Iran. Many arrived with nothing and urgently need help to restart their lives By Faramarz Barzin in Torkham, Afghanistan The Torkham border connecting...
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