Sudan: Over One Million Return to Khartoum Amid Fragile Recovery

More than a million people have returned to Sudan's war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday, warning that basic services remain… Read more »

Mozambique: Thousands Flee Amid Renewed Fighting in Northern Mozambique, UN Warns

Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned… Read more »

South Sudan: 'Deadly Floods' Displace Over 100,000 in South Sudan

Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called "new deadly floods." Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's People Tortured and Killed in 'Slaughterhouses', Rights Probe Says

A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes committed by all combatants, citing evidence indicating that civilians have been… Read more »

Sudan: You Can Run - but We Will Find You, Militias Tell Terrified Civilians

Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN agencies said on Friday, while warning that communities continue to be terrorised by… Read more »

Sudan: 1.3 Million Sudanese Return Home, Offering Fragile Hope for Recovery

With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people -- including one million who were internally displaced and over 300,000 refugees -- have… Read more »

Sudan: Aid Cuts Leave Refugee Agency Unable to Shelter Six in 10 Fleeing War in Sudan

Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Read more »

Africa: She Fought for the Girl the World Left Behind - Natalia Kanem's UN Legacy

When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn't begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan's Longest Cholera Outbreak Enters Critical Stage

On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan - the world's youngest country - is experiencing its worst and longest cholera outbreak. Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns of Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan As Displacement, Hunger and Disease Escalate

UN humanitarians on Monday sounded the alarm over the worsening conditions in Sudan, as violence continues, and food and water remain at critically low levels. Read more »

Sudan: Funding Shortages Threaten Relief for Millions of Sudanese Refugees - WFP

Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war to seek refuge in neighbouring countries, the UN World Food Programme… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict's Survivors Have Been Through Hell, Says UN Aid Chief

The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more international assistance than they are getting today, the UN's top aid… Read more »

Sudan: Bearing the Brunt of War - Unicef Chief Meets Some of Sudan's 700,000 Child Refugees Crossing Into Chad

Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced by the brutal war between rival militaries there. Read more »

Africa: Human Rights Council Hears Concerns Over Displacement, Genocide Risks and Migrant Trafficking

On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Council heard urgent updates on rising internal displacement driven by organised crime, escalating… Read more »

Africa: World Refugee Day - Telling Their Stories

Of the 122 million people globally displaced by persecution, violence or human rights violations, 42.7 million are refugees who have fled across borders, according to new data from… Read more »

Africa: Displacement Doubles While Funding Shrinks, Warns UNHCR

With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world. This is no longer the case. Read more »

Sudan: We Need More Help to Prevent Famine, Says WFP

The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan's communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support… Read more »

South Sudan: As Displacement Surges in South Sudan, Regional Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have fled their homes, seeking safety either within the country or across borders, the UN… Read more »

Sudan: Rise in People Fleeing to Chad As Violence Surges

The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in their homeland, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in an alert on… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Escalating Violence Drives Food Crisis Across Eastern DR Congo, Warns WFP

As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country… Read more »

Kenya: Refugees Facing 'Lowest Ever' Emergency Food Rations Amid Funding Crisis

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows in Kenya's sprawling refugee camps, as a result of severe funding… Read more »

Africa: Number of Internally Displaced Breaks New Record With No Let-Up in Conflicts, Disasters

A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: UN Migration Agency Helping Migrants in the Us Return Home Voluntarily

The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. Read more »

Sudan: Exhausted Sudanese Flee Into Chad As Fighting Escalates

Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid teams said on Tuesday, as a third day of drone strikes ripped into… Read more »

Africa: Funding Crisis Increases Danger and Risks for Refugees

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees - who cannot return home due to war or persecution - in increasing danger. Read more »