Africa: Refugee Camps Set to Be Uninhabitable By 2050 As Extreme Weather Worsens

At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to… Read more »

Sudan: Rights Chief Warns 'Abominable Atrocities' Likely Continue in Sudan's El Fasher

Warnings of worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan continue, despite reports of a ceasefire deal brokered by international mediators on Thursday. Read more »

Africa: Grandi Calls for Greater Refugee Protection and Funding

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced displacement in his final address to the General Assembly. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Crisis - UN Agencies Race to Aid Civilians As Violence Engulfs El Fasher

UN agencies are stepping up relief operations to help civilians fleeing the escalating violence in Sudan's North Darfur state, where fighting has triggered widespread abuses and… Read more »

Africa: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Migrants Survive Deadly Tunisia Shipwreck

A shipwreck off Tunisia that claimed the lives of at least 40 African migrants has once again exposed the lethal risks of irregular sea crossings on routes to Europe, the UN… Read more »

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 »

Kenya: Funding Needed to Halt 'Life Threatening Crisis' Facing Refugees

Amidst a "critical shortage" of resources, hundreds of thousands of refugees in Kenya will lack food unless new funds are swiftly received, the UN's food relief agency warned on… Read more »

Western Sahara: Funding Shortfall Threatens UN Family Reunions for Refugees

Threatened by an almost 50 per cent shortfall in funding, family reunion visits and other confidence-building measures connecting Sahrawi refugees in camps in Algeria and their… Read more »

Burundi: 350 000 Refugees Have Returned in Last Five Years

Over the past five years, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has helped over 350,000 Burundian refugees return to their homes, under one of the agency's… Read more »