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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.
UNHCR Nansen Award winners show compassion for refugees is alive and well
Four extraordinary individuals and a front-line national organization, who have demonstrated inspirational courage and compassion by helping those forced to flee, have won this year’s prestigious Nansen Refugee Award from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
UNHCR: Geneva gathering to reaffirm solidarity and deliver new results for refugees
A key global gathering on refugee issues next week falls at a moment when reaffirming global support for refugees is essential. Asylum is increasingly politicized and undermined, humanitarian funding is shrinking, refugee rights are under pressure, and global solidarity is being tested.
UNHCR: Historic return of displaced Syrians presents opportunity and urgent challenges
The fall of the Assad regime has opened an extraordinary window of hope for peace and stability in Syria. A year on, displaced Syrians are returning to their homes – over 3 million to date – but much more international support is required if the trend is to prove lasting.
IOM, UNHCR and partners seek $763m to support migrants and refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants (R4V), co-led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for $763 million to support 1.2 million refugees and migrants across 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Early donor support tops $1 billion for 2026, but widening funding gaps leave millions at risk
Donor governments today pledged $1.161 billion to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to provide life-saving protection, assistance and solutions in 2026 to millions forced to flee. This is slightly above the amount pledged last year for UNHCR’s operations in 2025, which was an all-time high.
UNHCR: Nearly 100,000 displaced in recent weeks as violence spreads across northern Mozambique
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned as intensifying attacks on villages and the rapid spillover of the conflict into previously safe districts force tens of thousands of people to flee across northern Mozambique, with close to 100,000 displaced in the past fortnight alone.
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