Refugee-Themed Movies & Series. Witness stories about refugees, displacement, belonging and inclusion. Ranging from award-winning titles to deeply effecting dramas, these films showcase the breadth of ...

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on 20 June and shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of ...

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

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

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 ...

As of the end of 2024, the most recent reporting period, 123.2 million people had been forced to flee their homes globally due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events ...

Solutions for forced displacement rose in 2024. Solutions for refugees and internally displaced people all increased during 2024, with refugee returns the highest reported in more than two decades ...

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.

The Global Report highlights the results achieved by UNHCR and its partners in 2024 as we responded to the needs of a record number of forcibly displaced and stateless people around the world.

Welcome to UNHCR’s Refugee Population Statistics Database. The database contains information about forcibly displaced populations spanning more than 70 years of statistical activities.

They are the cornerstone of refugee protection and the key legal documents that form the basis of UNHCR’s work. The 1951 Convention provides the internationally recognized definition of a refugee and ...