UNHCR extremely concerned about escalation of conflict in Yemen’s Hudaydah
UNHCR is concerned about intensification of conflict in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah and its impact on civilian population as well as on humanitarian aid operations.
Lone children among the most vulnerable in human ‘caravan’ traveling from Honduras
UNHCR is providing shelter, food and other assistance to Honduran refugees and migrants in Guatemala and southern Mexico.
Refugees bear cost of massive underfunding
Funding for the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless people is becoming increasingly squeezed, with barely more than half of needs being met.
Opinion: Canada does not have a refugee problem
Opinion: There is a refugee crisis — but not in Canada Since the increase in the number of people irregularly crossing into Quebec from New York State last summer, alarmist rhetoric about Canada being ...
Mediterranean crossings deadlier than ever, new UNHCR report shows
Three years after shocking images of lifeless Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi on a Turkish beach, a new UNHCR report shows crossing the Mediterranean Sea has become even more deadly.
Hunger, despair drive Indigenous groups to leave Venezuela
Widespread food and medicine shortages, skyrocketing inflation, political unrest and violence are causing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to abandon their homeland and seek refuge abroad — including the country’s Indigenous people.
Rohingya emergency one year on: Refugee crisis warrants international solidarity
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to step up its support for some 900,000 stateless Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Gay Refugee from Central America Finds Safety in Canada
In Honduras, Marco was never open about his sexual orientation. While he was not ashamed of being gay and believes that most people around him knew, he always lived with the fear of being shunned or physically attacked if he were to open up about who he was. Now in Canada, he is happy to be living fully and in safety.
UNHCR says record high 68.5 million people forcibly displaced in 2017
In its annual Global Trends report, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said 68.5 million people were displaced as of the end of 2017 — a record high.