In August 2017, widespread violence targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine State led to thousands of deaths and more than 750,000 Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh. A year ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to the needs of up to 150,000 Rohingya refugees who have arrived in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh over the last 18 months.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently seeking funding to protect over 1.4 million people who have returned or been forced to return to Afghanistan so far this year, including over 1 million from ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the United Republic of Tanzania, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and contact details.

Topline global statistics on forced displacement, including current and historical numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people.

Access UNHCR’s key data reports, platforms, and tools. Explore the latest statistics and trends on refugees, asylum-seekers, displaced, and stateless people.

UNHCR zeigt sich besorgt über die stark zunehmende Zahl afghanischer Staatsangehöriger, die derzeit unter schwierigen ...

Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini was appointed the youngest ever Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in April 2017.

The UN Conventions on Statelessness define who is a stateless person and seek to prevent and end statelessness. Learn more and view the original Conventions.

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue. When people flee their homes, they are often at greater risk of physical, sexual ...

The climate crisis is amplifying displacement and making life harder for those already forced to flee. Climate change and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events and ...

UNHCR works to identify, prevent and end statelessness while also protecting people who are currently stateless. Learn more about our work to end statelessness.