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 ...

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.

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After fleeing war or persecution, one of the most effective ways people can rebuild their lives with dignity and in peace is through the opportunity to work and earn a living. UNHCR works to promote ...

We work around the clock to protect and assist refugees all over the world. But we need your help to continue.

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 ...

UNHCR maintains strategic partnerships with more than 900 partners including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governmental institutions and United Nations agencies. We entrust about 40 per cent ...

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.

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 ...