UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned at the passage of sweeping new laws by the Australian Parliament late last week which will allow for the transfer of people – including refugees, ...

Donor governments pledged a record US$ 1.143 billion today to provide protection, life-saving assistance and solutions to millions of people uprooted by the increasing number of conflicts across the ...

Likewise, in Nigeria, which I visited back in August, the Labondo Area-Based Durable Solutions Initiative, led by the Adamawa State Government facilitates the reintegration of IDPs and refugee ...

Established in 1992, Kakuma is home to more than 295,000 refugees, the majority young people, for whom sport provides an ...

Across the world, more than 60 million women and girls who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence.  While gender-based violence remains one of the most pervasive ...

After enduring terrible abuses, survivors of gender-based violence and displacement in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province are coming together to rebuild their shattered lives.

Recent flooding in northern Nigeria did not spare those already displaced by the security crisis in Borno State. Two months after escaping rising waters, they are now facing food insecurity.

Lebanon This is a summary of what was said by Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Yesterday, a regional Human Rights Protection Centre was opened in Chernivtsi city by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets together with Head of Chernivtsi Regional ...

Despite record numbers of refugees and limited resources, Uganda’s progressive policy means refugees become part of social and economic life, with benefits for all.