Africa: From Border Control to Belonging - How Host Communities Gain From Empowering Refugees

With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief efforts to inclusive policies that support both refugees and host… Read more »

Sudan: Hundreds Killed in Sudan's Camps for Displaced People

Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan's Darfur region,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence Systematically Used As a Weapon of War in the DR Congo

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, who face an increased risk of… Read more »

Sudan: Overstretched Humanitarian Workers Struggle to Keep Up With Growing Emergency

A mass wave of displacement in Sudan's North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Flooding Displaces Thousands Amid Ongoing Unrest in Eastern DR Congo

Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency,… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Faces Unprecedented Hunger and Displacement As War Enters Third Year

The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War - UHCHR Chief Stresses Need to Help Refugee Hosts in Chad

As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee into neighbouring countries, including Chad, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 41,700 Refugees Have Fled Violence to Uganda

Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, "sexual violence and other… Read more »

Africa: Children, Refugees Pay Hefty Price of Global Aid Funding Crisis

Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced… 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 »