Africa: Host Communities Embrace and Support Forcibly Displaced People Across West and Central Africa

In West and Central Africa, host communities are offering invaluable support to forcibly displaced people, sharing food and shelter despite their own difficulties. This solidarity… Read more »

Rwanda: UNHCR Response to Media Inquiries Related to the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has repeatedly commended Rwanda for generously hosting thousands of refugees and for its commitment to receive, on a temporary basis, asylum-seekers… Read more »

Chad: Empowering Refugees in Chad's Kerfi Settlement Through Thriving Beekeeping

Amidst the arid landscape, under the shade of acacia and mango trees, a sense of hope blossoms. It's not just the sound of bees at work; it's the promise of a brighter future for… Read more »

Africa: UNHCR Welcomes Commitments At ID4Africa 2024 On Digital Identity Gains for Displaced People in Africa

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems… Read more »

Chad: Funding Shortfalls Leave Tens of Thousands of Sudanese Fleeing Conflict Stranded At Border Entry Points in Chad As the First Rains Arrive

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges partners to provide immediate support to nearly 185,000 Sudanese who have crossed the border into Chad and continue to await relocation from… Read more »

Sudan: UNHCR Concerned About the Situation of a Group of Sudanese Refugees in Amhara Region - Looking for a Solution to Avoid Further Worsening

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is very worried about a group of Sudanese refugees who have now been staying by the side of a road near the Awlala refugee site for more than three… Read more »

Ethiopia: Inclusion in Ethiopia's ID System Opens New Doors for Refugees

A landmark digital identity initiative in Ethiopia integrates refugees and asylum-seekers into the country's national systems, providing hope along with access to national… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »