As the Central African Republic (CAR) continues moving toward recovery from a protracted crisis, there has been a modest but important return of refugees to the country, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...

On a recent Saturday morning, as the sun emerged from a thin veil of clouds, a cheerful chorus of female voices rang out across the rolling hills of the Rwamwanja refugee settlement in Uganda’s ...

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.

In the neighbourhoods of Pescador 1 and 2, in Turbo, northern Colombia, mangroves intertwine to create a natural barrier between land and sea that protects against soil erosion and storm surges. Over ...

More than 17,400 former South Sudanese refugees were recently issued with national identity cards, having returned to the country after years in exile. With support from a joint project by UNHCR, the ...

Sharm El Sheikh, 21 November 2024 – Egypt hosted the Africa Chapter of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (IARMJ) conference, supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, from ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon 20 November – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warmly welcomes a generous contribution of US$ 500,000 from the Republic of Korea. This timely support will strengthen UNHCR’s humanitarian ...

Originally from Saké, some 20 kilometres west, Odette, her husband and their nine children recently arrived at the Lushagala Extension displacement site outside Goma, the capital of North Kivu ...

Since 23 September, thousands of people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon, fleeing the escalation of hostilities. It is estimated that around 71 per cent are Syrians and 29 per cent are Lebanese ...

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