As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...

Over 12.7 million people in Ukraine require urgent humanitarian support, including more than 3.6 million people internally displaced by the full-scale war. As of January 2025, some 6.8 million ...

Nearly 11 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, but with the support of UNHCR, people are proving their resilience. The ...

Every voice, helping hand, social media share or signature matters. Join a UNHCR campaign or initiative and help refugees, displaced and stateless people.

UNHCR protects and safeguards the rights of refugees, asylum-seekers, people displaced within their own country and stateless persons.

Internally displaced people (IDPs) have been forced to flee by conflict, persecution or disasters, however, unlike refugees, they remain in their own country.

WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...

Three years on, the full-scale war on Ukraine has taken thousands of lives, caused untold destruction, torn families apart, inflicted significant psychological trauma and devastated the country’s ...

At UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we are aware of various fraudulent schemes being circulated via email, social media and internet websites. These schemes falsely state that ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating tension and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UNHCR helps refugees and forcibly displaced people access education and work. We also work to find long-term solutions so they can find a place to call home.

Millions of people around the world are denied the right to a nationality, leaving them stateless. As a result, they may be unable to access other basic rights and services, such as being able to go ...