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New militia violence drives more South Sudanese to Uganda
20 Jan 2016 UNHCR ramps up response after fourfold increase in number of refugees fleeing spreading violence at home since early January -
Growing insecurity triggers new South Sudan displacement
8 Jan 2016 Fighting between armed groups has driven thousands of people from their homes in Western Equatoria state since the start of December. -
Uganda hosts record 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers
18 Dec 2015 Numbers reach 510,973, making Uganda the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa after Ethiopia and Kenya. -
Thousands flee South Sudan fighting to Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Dec 2015 Two UNHCR teams have registered 3,464 newly arrived refugees in areas near the border following clashes between South Sudanese forces and armed groups -
Resettlement offers American Dream to Syrian refugees
3 Dec 2015 A young family finds fresh hope as they prepare for new lives stateside -
UNHCR warns of "looming refugee crisis" in the Americas
28 Oct 2015 A new report flags a growing crisis as thousands of women from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico are driven from their homes by unchecked gang violence -
For these scouts, "camping" means coming home
29 Sep 2015 Resettled to the United States, a group of Myanmar refugee boys joined the Scout movement, expanded their horizons, and recently returned to visit their relatives in a camp in Thailand. -
UNHCR welcomes signing of South Sudan peace deal
28 Aug 2015 Refugee and IDP numbers surpass 2.6 million mark. -
UNHCR delivers relief to 25,000 displaced people in South Sudan
14 Aug 2015 Aid operation targets nearly 5,000 vulnerable families who were driven from their homes in Maridi.