UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Theo James has returned from Mauritania, where he met with refugees facing the harrowing challenges of displacement. During his visit, James learned about the devastating ...

As conflict in the Middle East and beyond pushes the number of forcibly displaced people globally to 123 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees urges States to work together for peace and joint ...

The escalating conflict and intensified Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon are taking an increasingly devastating toll on civilians in the country, pushing more people to flee to Syria.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the safety of her hometown, Maimouna Ba rallied the community to provide support and education. Her organization Femmes pour la Dignite du Sahel ...

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded an urgent visit to Syria on Tuesday 8 October to mobilize support for 250,000 people who have fled the airstrikes in Lebanon and ...

Sister Rosita Milesi, a Catholic nun, social worker, activist and lawyer who for decades has led efforts to include and support refugees and migrants in her native Brazil, was celebrated at a ceremony ...

In Afghanistan, increasing restrictions on women and girls, a worsening economy, and decades of conflict have contributed to a mental health crisis that is particularly impacting women.

When asked how a farmer’s daughter who became a Catholic nun ended up as one of Brazil’s most influential refugee advocates, Sister Rosita Milesi, 79, offers a simple answer: determination. “I have ...

A new Global Alliance to End Statelessness was launched in Geneva on Monday 14 October with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urging States, UN agencies, civil society, stateless-led ...