May 22
Tanzania: UNHCR Statement On Voluntary Returns From Tanzania to Burundi
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is very concerned over news articles circulating recently in national media in Tanzania regarding returns of Burundian refugees. Read more »
May 20
East Africa: Five Things to Know About the Catastrophic Flooding in the East and Horn of Africa
Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have claimed hundreds of lives and washed away homes, uprooting thousands of people including refugees and other previously… Read more »
May 17
South Sudan: Uganda's Open-Door Policy for Refugees Strained By Arrivals From Sudan, DRC, and South Sudan
Uganda is welcoming increasing numbers of Sudanese arrivals - over 33,000 people, 19,000 of whom have arrived in Kampala since the start of 2024 - seeking safety from a war that… Read more »
May 15
Africa: UNHCR Launches New Learning Platform to Boost Emergency Preparedness and Response in Africa
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a new learning platform that seeks to strengthen the capacities of local humanitarian actors to prepare for and respond to humanitarian… Read more »
May 10
Southern Africa: UNHCR's Regional Director for Southern Africa Commends Zambia's Efforts to Continue to Promote Inclusion of Refugees Into National Systems
The UN Refugee Agency's Regional Director for Southern Africa, Ms. Chansa Kapaya, wrapped up her 3-day official visit to Zambia on 8 May by applauding the country's commitments to… Read more »
May 06
Ethiopia: UNHCR Statement On the Protests By Refugees From Awlala and Kumer Refugee Sites in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
On 01 May 2024, close to 1,000 refugees, mainly from Sudan, walked out in protest from Awlala Refugee site in North Gondar Zone, Amhara region towards the Metema-Gondar highway… Read more »
May 01
Chad: Sudanese Refugee Children Continue Pursuing Their Dreams in Farchana Refugee Settlement in Chad
Over 1,300 Sudanese uprooted children cling to their dreams through education. The Al Tadamoun primary school stands as a testament to their resilience, offering a beacon of hope… Read more »
April 29
Africa: Education Above All Foundation and UNHCR Partner to Enrol More Out-of-School, Refugee Children
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global development organization Education Above All (EAA) Foundation have signed a new, five-year agreement aimed at addressing the global… Read more »
April 24
Africa: UNHCR Launches Fund to Shield Refugees and Other Displaced People From Climate Shocks
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by… Read more »
April 22
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Refugee Turns Plastic Waste Into a Profitable Business
Raphael Basemi's recycling business is providing jobs for other refugees and the host community and helping preserve the environment in Kenya's Kakuma camp. Read more »
April 15
Ethiopia: Funding Crisis Threatens Aid for Nearly 1 Million Refugees in Ethiopia
On 20 March, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) and over 130 partners, including UN agencies, government… Read more »
South Sudan: Sweden and UNHCR Spotlight Impact On South Sudan After a Year of Sudan Conflict
UNHCR's Deputy High Commissioner, Kelly T. Clements, and Sweden's State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Diana Janse, have concluded a joint visit to South… Read more »
Sudan: Statement By the High Commissioner On Sudan, Paris
The war in Sudan has caused one of the largest humanitarian and displacement crises in the world. Yet, it remains tragically invisible. Read more »
April 12
Sudan: Women and Girls Mired in Sudan Crisis Suffer Surge in Sexual Violence
A year since the outbreak of Sudan's conflict, sexual and other forms of violence are rife in conflict zones and on asylum routes, while a lack of funding is hampering UNHCR's… Read more »
March 28
Ethiopia: Gebeya and UNHCR Launch New Platform Making It Easy for Businesses to Discover Refugee Talent in Ethiopia
Gebeya Inc., a leading Pan-African tech leadership company that specializes in Saas-enabled custom Talent Cloud innovation, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Ethiopia have… Read more »
March 26
Cameroon: Food Assistance to Refugees in Cameroon At Risk of Halt Amid Funding Shortages
YAOUNDE - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon's Far North, Adamawa,… Read more »
Somalia: UNHCR Welcomes New Funding Support From the Government of Japan to Meet Urgent Needs in Somalia
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has today welcomed new funding support from the Government and the People of Japan to meet the needs of forcibly displaced populations, including… Read more »
March 14
West Africa: UN Agencies Unite to Strengthen Community Resilience in Gulf of Guinea Amid Displacement Crisis
As the number of refugees fleeing armed conflict and human rights violations in the Central Sahel has sharply increased over the past 12 months in West Africa's coastal countries,… Read more »
March 07
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches Inclusive ID System for Refugees, Boosts Access to National Services
The Government of Ethiopia, through its Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) in partnership with National ID Program (NIDP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency launched an initiative… Read more »
March 01
Mozambique: Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Northern Mozambique As Thousands Flee Violence
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, as the recent surge in violence by non-state armed groups… Read more »
Mozambique: Displaced People in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Plead for Peace
An underreported conflict in northern Mozambique has displaced hundreds of thousands of families, who continue to struggle to find food, shelter and security. Read more »
February 23
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency Expresses Alarm Over Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned by the worsening humanitarian situation civilians face in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Intensifying… Read more »
February 22
South Africa: Relief for Stateless South African Man After 25 Year-Wait for a Birth Certificate
Years after Tebogo Khoza was refused an ID document, a high court judgement has restored his rights and offered hope to millions of other undocumented South Africans. Read more »
February 17
Ethiopia: Brazil Provides 18 Tons in-Kind Food Donation and Water Purifiers to UNHCR for Thousands of Refugees Affected By Food Insecurity in Ethiopia
The Government of Brazil announced it is donating food assistance and water purifiers in support of refugees and host communities residing in the Gambella region of Ethiopia.… Read more »
February 14
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Urges Protection of Civilians, Aid Access Amid Surging Violence in DR Congo
In the wake of the heightened violence last week between government forces and non-state armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNHCR, the UN Refugee… Read more »