Storm Norma brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
One dead and more than 11,000 affected by days of heavy rain and high winds from Storm Norma, with hundreds of refugees forced to abandon their homes.
UNHCR Statement on Canada’s resettlement of Saudi national Rahaf al-Qunun
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency welcomes the expected arrival in Canada of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun and the decision of the Canadian Government to provide international protection and a long-term solution for her there as ...
New Initiative to Sponsor 100 Syrian BVOR Refugees
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.
Canadians invited to step in solidarity with refugees in new UNHCR campaign
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced a new global campaign calling on people all over the world to step in solidarity with refugees.
Innovation, green tech and sunlight help secure safe water for Rohingya refugees
The first five solar-powered safe water systems in Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements are now delivering at their full capacity.
Thousands of asylum-seekers moved off Greek islands
UNHCR helps the Greek government move vulnerable asylum-seekers from reception centres on the Aegean Islands to shelter on the mainland.
Kigali sees economic sense in helping refugee entrepreneurs
Support scheme in Rwandan capital and elsewhere sees refugee businesses including Burundian-owned LPG store create 2,600 new jobs countrywide.
Syrian refugee aid plan launched as births in exile hit 1 million
The plan will provide assistance to more than nine million people, including Syrian refugees, and up to 3.9 million vulnerable members of host communities.
UNHCR urges protection of Yemeni civilians
Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen between August to October 2018, according to the UNHCR-led Protection Cluster in Yemen.
Millions of Congolese families lose homes in conflict
As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. Thousands are in urgent need of winter assistance.