Over 3,000 Congolese refugees arrive in Uganda in three days
More than 3,000 Congolese refugees arrived in Uganda between Wednesday and Friday last week (1 – 3 July) during a temporary opening of border points.
Living amid ruins, Afghans get help to build shelters
In Afghanistan, a shortage of decent and affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing millions of displaced and returning refugees.
UNHCR urges investment in Afghan displacement situation to achieve a decade of hope not despair
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for targeted investments inside Afghanistan and in refugee-hosting Iran and Pakistan in order to help Afghans.
Refugees and their host communities in India hard hit by coronavirus lockdown
Life was already a struggle for many of the 40,276 refugees registered with UNHCR in India, but the pandemic has made their survival even more precarious.
Uganda opens border to thousands fleeing Congo violence
Uganda lifts COVID-19 closure to admit refugees escaping escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Enhanced support for Syria refugees vital amid COVID-19 pandemic – UNHCR chief
UNHCR Chief Filippo Grandi tells donors enhanced support is needed to prevent refugees and their hosts from slipping “deeper into poverty and despair.”
UNHCR appalled at rising violence against displaced in eastern DRC
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at the increasing number of violent attacks on displaced civilians by armed groups in the DRC.
Economic misery engulfs Syrian refugees and their hosts
In Lebanon, capacity of local community and Syrian refugees to provide mutual support being stretched to breaking point by economic turmoil and COVID-19.
More than 30,000 refugees flee violence in northwestern Nigeria in last two months alone
More than 30,000 refugees from Nigeria have arrived in Niger during the past two months alone, tripling the number who have fled there since last year.
For Salvadoran LGBTI people, “At the moment, it’s riskier than ever”
A transgender activist speaks with Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera about how the LGBTI community in El Salvador is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.