IKEA Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation invest in better data to boost protection and wellbeing of refugees
The World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC) today announced new partnerships—with IKEA Foundation and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation—to understand the challenges of the forcibly displaced and their hosts so that the private sector, governments,...
Congolese family sets sights on a fresh start in Norway
The Kamaris* are looking towards a new life, thanks to resettlement – one of the durable solutions that affords refugees a chance to rebuild, after the trauma of conflict.
UNHCR and Ericsson sign global partnership agreement
The partnership will ensure faster and more efficient connectivity to people, who have been forced to flee their homes – and already, equipment is on its way to help displaced Venezuelans in Colombia.
UNHCR urges support to address worsening gender-based violence impact on displaced women and girls
One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence. Today, given the prolonged human rights and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know this situation has only worsened. From Afghanistan, Colombia, to the Democratic Republic...
UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR and IOM Call for immediate de-escalation at the Belarus-Poland border
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are alarmed by the latest reports from the Belarus-Poland border and call on States to ensure that the safety and human rights of migrants and refugees are upheld. On 8 November,...
Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people
There is now a clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today, imploring leaders to change words to action and step up support for people forced to flee, and their hosts, to avert and mitigate loss and...
UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress and resolve plight of world’s stateless
More action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged today as it marked seven years since the launch of its #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. “Significant progress has...
Nordic contributions allow UNHCR to strengthen the emergency response in Afghanistan
Timely contributions from Denmark, Finland, and Norway enable UNHCR to continue providing life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced Afghans.