GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the agreement signed yesterday in Washington D.C. between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda. We commend the efforts ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran, warning that returns on a massive scale have the potential to ...

Global Appeal highlights UNHCR’s plans for the year and the funding needed to protect the world’s forcibly displaced and ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs report released this morning.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is joining the UN Secretary-General and other leaders in appealing for an urgent de-escalation in the dangerously spiralling conflict between Israel and Iran. The ...

UNHCR's activities are based on an annual budget that reflects global needs. It includes a budget for the coming calendar year, which is submitted to the UNHCR Executive Committee for approval in ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today the completion of a review of its activities, expenditure, staffing and structures, following a significant decline in humanitarian funding compared to ...

Today is World Refugee Day – a day to honour the courage and resilience of millions of people around the globe forced to flee war, violence and persecution. But it is also a moment to sound an alarm ...

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UNHCR reports that more than 122 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, and persecution. While many arrive in unfamiliar places seeking protection, ...

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Global public support for refugees’ rights to seek safety continues to hold steady despite current geopolitical fragilities and significant cuts in humanitarian aid, according to a new Ipsos survey ...