Insecurity and COVID-19 fuel refugee mental health concerns in Libya

The pandemic and recent security crackdowns have taken a high toll on the mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers, but UNHCR programmes are helping to make a difference.

Refugee engineers help to build weatherproof shelters for fellow refugees in Sudan

Medhn and Azmera are using their skills to build homes that can withstand the extreme weather in eastern Sudan.

Violence erupts in DR Congo's west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes

Nearly 1 million people have fled five years of northern Mozambique violence

Somalis abandon their homes in search of food, water and aid as drought deepens

A devastating drought has displaced 1 million Somalis since January 2021, and more people are expected to flee as communities face the prospect of famine.

UNHCR warns of surging needs in Sudan amid skyrocketing prices and gaps in humanitarian funding

UN Refugee Agency issues new legal guidance on protection of Somali refugees

Sudanese refugees in Chad face challenges to deliver education

Faced with an influx of refugees from Sudan to eastern Chad, UNHCR and its partners are providing vital support for the education of refugee children.

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Somalia