UNHCR winter assistance provides Syrian refugees comfort from the cold
Amira and her family received life-saving winter assistance. Thousands more are in urgent need of the same. As the temperatures plunge, the checklist of items needed to stay warm surges. But what if you couldn’t count on that bin stocked with scarves, toques and...
Syria: 10 years on
After a decade in crisis, a look at what lies ahead for the world’s largest forcibly displaced population – and how UNHCR is helping with your support. It’s a milestone no one wanted to mark. It’s a record no one wants to hold. Yet after 10 years of crisis in Syria,...
Emergency in Ethiopia: Thousands flee to Sudan
Worsening crisis in the Tigray region forces thousands to flee to eastern Sudan Sitting in a refugee camp in eastern Sudan, Futsum speaks of a harrowing experience that is all too familiar for thousands fleeing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. “I didn’t carry a...
Looming famine in Yemen: The growing risk of food insecurity
Hundreds of thousands face heightened risk of food insecurity in Yemen. By Jean-Nicolas Beuze, as told to Lauren La Rose The country that is home to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is facing growing challenges. There is heightened risk of food insecurity in...
Combatting COVID-19: UNHCR’s ongoing pandemic response
UNHCR’s ongoing response to the once-in-a-century health crisis. Jordan achieved a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19 becoming one of the world’s first countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations for refugees. UNHCR is hopeful other nations will follow their...
FLASH UPDATE: Unfolding crisis in the Central African Republic
2021 continues to be marked by unrest for the people of the Central African Republic (CAR). An eruption of violence following elections in late December 2020 has forced more than 100,000 people to flee from CAR to neighbouring countries. The overwhelming majority of...
The Sahel emergency: One of the fastest-growing displacement crises in the world
It has been described as the world’s fastest-growing humanitarian and protection crisis. Escalating violence in Burkina Faso has forced more than one million people from their homes in the West African country — more than 450,000 this year alone. The security...
Crisis of a century: The global humanitarian fight against COVID-19
How UNHCR is helping the forcibly displaced during a historic public health emergency It is the single greatest global public health crisis in more than 100 years. There is no aspect of our daily lives that has not been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The virus...