UNHCR expands aid as Ivorian refugee numbers top 8,000

UNHCR expands aid to Ivorian refugees amid political tensions in Côte d'Ivoire.

International community must act with 'urgency' to end crisis in Central Sahel

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells conference that COVID-19 adds a new threat to a region already grappling with record numbers forced to flee their homes.

Baaba Maal appeals for support for Sahel

Senegalese musician, singer and UNHCR supporter calls for action to end world's fastest growing displacement crisis.

UNHCR warns of mounting needs in Sahel as forced displacement intensifies

UNHCR condemns killing of 25 internally displaced people in Burkina Faso

UNHCR assisting displaced families affected by floods in the Sahel

UNHCR condemns deadly attack on internally displaced people in north Cameroon

Schools caught up in armed conflict sweeping across the Sahel

By end-2019, more than 3,300 schools were shut, affecting almost 650,000 children and more than 16,000 teachers.

IOM, UNHCR call for urgent action after 45 die in largest recorded shipwreck off Libya coast in 2020