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UNHCR express gratitude towards the Royal Thai Government for their strong partnerships to help refugees and other people of concern
May 8,2017 | News and Events
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 5(UNHCR), The UN Refugee Agency warmly visited the Royal Thai Government and thank for their support in protection of refugees.  Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Representative,... Read More
Two years of fighting kept farmers from their fields. Now chronic hunger is forcing increasing numbers of people to make risky journeys in search of help.
War and Hunger Drive South Sudan Displacement
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
Sitting on the swept dirt floor, 31 people who fled home after years of war left them with nothing to eat take turns chewing at the dry flesh of a palm nut. They are mostly mothers with young children... Read More
‘Breaking Point’ imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
Joint statement on behalf of the Government of Uganda and UNHCR The Government of Uganda and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today jointly appealed to the international community for... Read More
Refugee crisis in South Sudan now world’s fastest growing
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
Uganda and regional states are overwhelmed and in critical need of help.  GENEVA – Driven by fresh fighting, horrendous acts of violence and facing drought and famine, thousands of people a... Read More
Breaking Point’ imminent: Government of Uganda, UNHCR say help for South Sudan refugee inflow urgently needed
Apr 10,2017 | News and Events
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A four-year-old Syrian refugee stands barefoot outside her family’s shelter in an informal settlement in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. © UNHCR/Dalia Khamissy
UNHCR warns funding cuts threaten aid to Syrian refugees, hosts
Apr 5,2017 | News and Events
As a major international conference on Syria gets underway in Brussels, vital assistance for millions of refugees and the communities hosting them could face substantial cuts. GENEVA - As a major inte... Read More
The Mahmut family from Syria began a new life in Ottawa in 2016, under Canada’s humanitarian programme to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. ©UNHCR
A year after key conference sought to boost resettlement targets for Syrian refugees, half of the 500,000 places sought have been achieved
Apr 4,2017 | News and Events
As the number of men, women and children fleeing six years of war in Syria passes the 5 million mark, the international community needs to do more to help them, the UN refugee chief said today.... Read More
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets with UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie. © UNHCR/Mark Henle
Special Envoy Angelina Jolie renews UNHCR contract, says ‘I’m with you for life’
Mar 16,2017 | News and Events
During a visit to the UN Refugee Agency’s headquarters in Geneva, Jolie urged staff to step forward and ‘say who we are and who we fight for and work even harder.’ GENEVA – Spe... Read More
Praya Lundberg visited refugee camp in Jordan
Mar 10,2017 | News and Events
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Syrian refugee Nasreen Ahmed Sweii poses in Tripoli, in North Lebanon, in this March 2014 portrait. She fled her family home in Homs, Syria, with her four children after her husband was killed. © UNHCR
As War Enters 7th Year, UNHCR Warns Syria is ‘at a Crossroads’
Mar 9,2017 | News and Events
While there are Some Hopes for Peace, the Needs and Suffering of Millions of Syrians Continue Unabated; Syrian War is a ‘Collective Failure.’ GENEVA – As the world prepares to mark y... Read More
Young Syrian refugees walk through an informal settlement in the Bekaa Valley. © UNHCR/Sam Tarling
Poorer countries host most of the forcibly displaced – report
Mar 3,2017 | News and Events
According to a new UNHCR study, most of the 3.2 million who were driven from their homes in the first half of 2016 found shelter in low or middle income countries. By: UNHCR staff   | ... Read More