Concerned by the arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers by some States, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent reforms to halt this detrimental practice. Releasing its latest advocacy ...

GENEVA – Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced ...

Competing in six sporting disciplines in Paris, the Refugee Paralympic Team won its first-ever medals, showing the world what refugees with disabilities can achieve. Based in six countries, the team ...

It is common practice for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and WFP, World Food Programme, to collaborate in some of the world’s most difficult humanitarian responses. While UNHCR is mandated to protect ...

Five years on from the launch of UNHCR’s Refugee Education Strategy 2030, this year's refugee education report reveals that while remarkable progress has been achieved in global refugee education and ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is aware of images circulating on various social media platforms which show a misuse of a UNHCR-branded tarpaulin in Sudan by military actors. While we cannot verify this ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Royal Thai Government’s decision to withdraw its reservation to Article 22 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which relates to the rights of ...

GENEVA – Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria's 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced ...