UNHCR In Ireland

UNHCR works with the Irish government, officials, NGOs and other partners to protect people forced to flee their homes.

Live Blog: World Refugee Day gets underway amid record displacement

From Australasia to the Americas, UNHCR is leading celebrations of the lives of men, women and children finding new hope after escaping danger.

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In Kenya, UNHCR Special Envoy urges support for child refugees

Angelina Jolie calls for reflection on the "pain and suffering" of refugee children during a visit to a centre for adolescent girls in Nairobi on World Refugee Day.

Forced displacement worldwide at its highest in decades

UNHCR's annual Global Trends report says an unprecedented 65.6 million people were uprooted from their homes by conflict and persecution at the end of 2016.

Security key to solving soaring South Sudan displacement

Witnessing the world's fastest growing displacement crisis, Filippo Grandi said peace, hope and a sense of a future are essential.