UNHCR urges protection of Yemeni civilians
Nearly 1,500 civilian casualties were reported in Yemen between August to October 2018, according to the UNHCR-led Protection Cluster in Yemen.
UNHCR cash provides lifeline for Yemeni war displaced
UNHCR has stepped up efforts to ensure that displaced people in Yemen like 61-year-old Hassan have access to cash support to meet their most urgent shelter and protection needs.
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for lasting ceasefire in Yemen
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie today called for the urgent establishment of a ceasefire in Yemen and a lasting settlement to the conflict.
Critical UNHCR aid reaches over 150,000 displaced people in Yemen
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has stepped up its efforts to ensure that tens of thousands of displaced people in Yemen have immediate access to cash support
Elderly Somali refugee hopes to end her days with family
Somali refugee Fadumo Nour Zein, 81, sits on a metal bed in a UNHCR centre in western Romania, patting the knee of her 46-year-old daughter Fatima on her left and grandson Ali on her ...
Funding crunch exacerbates Yemen ‘catastrophe’
Deaths through famine and lack of medical attention in the country are being aggravated as UN Refugee Agency relief operations are just one per cent funded. GENEVA – People in war-ravaged Yemen are dying ...
Yemen’s Brutal Conflict Pushing One Million Displaced to Return to Danger (Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release)
Unabated conflict and rapidly deteriorating conditions across Yemen are pushing millions of displaced Yemenis further into danger and adversity, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, warned today following the ...
Neil Gaiman appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR High Profile Supporters Georgina Chapman and Neil Gaiman visit refugees at Zaatari camp. UNHCR High Profile Supporters Neil Gaiman and Georgina Chapman visit the distribution warehouse in the reception center for Syrian refugee ...
Insecurity in Yemen threatens incoming refugees
UNHCR launches campaign to highlight dangers to thousands of people – most from Ethiopia and Somalia – who continue head to Yemen despite the raging conflict. By: UNHCR staff | 7 February 2017 SANA’A, Yemen – ...