A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm ...

Self-Study Module 1: An Introduction to International Protection: Protecting Persons of Concern to UNHCR ...

UNHCR’s dedicated staff take the lead in protecting and advocating for people forced to flee. We are looking for talented and passionate people to join our team.

GENEVA – Uganda is on the verge of hosting two million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic ...

The Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) higher education scholarship programme for refugees reported ...

Ein tödlicher Cholera-Ausbruch hat eine Flüchtlingssiedlung im Osten des Tschad getroffen, in der sudanesische Flüchtlinge ...

Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have washed away homes, leaving thousands of people displaced. When flooding occurs, it is often refugees and other displaced people who are among ...

UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection No. 12 on claims for refugee status related to situations of armed conflict and violence under Article 1A (2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol ...

Omar holds a buzuq, or long-necked lute – the most important thing that he was able to bring with him to Domiz refugee camp in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Omar decided it was time to flee his home ...

By UNHCR Statistics Team, FICSS and Patrick Scott, data journalist. UNHCR regularly publishes statistics on forcibly displaced populations to provide information to governments and other organizations ...

GENEVA — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners have launched a response plan to support 7.9 million people: 5.2 million Afghans —including refugees— as well as 2.7 million of their ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with other humanitarian partners, today called on the international community to redouble efforts to protect and assist Rohingya refugees and their host ...