Five things to know about the crisis in Sudan
The fighting inside Sudan is having devastating humanitarian effects both inside the country and in the wider region Despite repeated announcements of ceasefires, the intense fighting between two military factions that erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on 15 April...
UNHCR, WHO warn of deteriorating health conditions as 1,200 children die of suspected measles, malnutrition in Sudan
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization (WHO) are again sounding the alarm on the worsening health situation caused by the Sudan crisis. According to UNHCR teams in Sudan’s White Nile state, more than 1,200 refugee children under 5...
The cost of inaction in Sudan: working together in support of the humanitarian situation in Sudan and the region
Joint OCHA-UNHCR press release The spiralling Sudan crisis tops agenda at UN General Assembly event. Now in its sixth month and with no end in sight, the Sudan crisis threatens to consume the country and destabilize the region. Meeting today in New York, Governments...
UNHCR scales up humanitarian response in flood-ravaged eastern Libya as tens of thousands are newly displaced
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its teams in Libya are scaling up operations to respond to the fast-growing needs of thousands of internally displaced people, refugees and others affected by the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel. Storm Daniel hit eastern...
My Journey: Education helps refugees triumph against the odds
Dr. Nilab Akhmad left Afghanistan as a girl and found a warm welcome in Ukraine with her family, but after the war forced her to become a ‘double refugee,’ it was access to education that drove her to reach her potential They say that lightning doesn’t...
UNHCR and Sony partner to strengthen refugee health and access to safe water
Sony contributes $6 million to support COVID-19 recovery efforts and disease prevention in Bangladesh and the southern Africa region TOKYO – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomed a new partnership commitment from Sony Group Corporation (Sony) – through Japan...
Q&A: ‘We’re changing the world of supply in humanitarian work as we know it’
As the head of supply management at UNHCR, Ben Safari is leading efforts to reduce our carbon footprint and make the provision of aid to forcibly displaced people more sustainable By Kristy Siegfried Ben Safari has gone from being a recipient of the UN Refugee...
Five Ways UNHCR is greening its supply chain
From redesigning the relief items we distribute to minimizing the waste they generate, UNHCR is working to reduce the environmental impacts of its humanitarian assistance By Kristy Siegfried After fleeing their homes, refugees rely on UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to...