UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for lasting ceasefire in Yemen
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie called for the urgent establishment of a ceasefire in Yemen and a lasting settlement to the conflict.
UNHCR statement on repatriation of Rohingya refugees
UNHCR supports the voluntary and sustainable repatriation of Rohingya refugees in safety and in dignity to their places of origin or choice, and will work with all parties towards this goal.
UNHCR statement on new US regulation on asylum
Among the people on the move in Central America and Mexico today, many are fleeing life-threatening violence or persecution and are in need of international protection. UNHCR expects all countries, including the United States, ...
Tents bring Indonesia quake survivors out of the rain
UNHCR delivery gives shelter to some 10,000 people who lost homes when a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Further aid, including additional tents, sleeping mats, mosquito nets and solar lamps, is on its way.
UNHCR cash provides lifeline for Yemeni war displaced
UNHCR has stepped up efforts to ensure that displaced people in Yemen have access to cash support to meet their most urgent shelter and protection needs.
Critical UNHCR aid reaches over 150,000 displaced Yemenis
Amid a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Yemen, UNHCR has stepped up efforts to ensure tens of thousands of displaced Yemenis have immediate access to cash support.
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.
UNHCR urges Australia to evacuate offshore processing facilities
UNHCR is urging immediate action by the Government of Australia to address a collapsing health situation among refugees and asylum-seekers at off-shore facilities in Papua New Guinea and Nauru
Airlift to Balikpapan delivers shelter for Indonesia quake survivors
UNHCR flies tents to Balikpapan for distribution to survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left 80,000 out of their homes. PALU, Indonesia – Thirty-one-year-old earthquake survivor Mega and her husband trawl through ...
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.