No Escape
No Escape
Guilmey refugee site, in Chad. The site is for refugees who fled conflict in Cameroon 3 years ago. Just over a week earlier, in the second half of October 2024, flood water from the nearby Chari River started moving towards the site. The community has tried to hold the flood water back with sand bags but the water continues to rise.
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As airstrikes hit Lebanon, thousands are forced to flee.
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Protect people from the cold
Winter is here. Rain, flooding, snow and sub-zero temperatures are threatening the lives of people forced to spend winter far from home.
In Lebanon, entire neighbourhoods have been flattened by airstrikes and families are sleeping on the ground, without as much as a blanket. In Afghanistan, people are having to choose between heating and eating, despite temperatures dropping well below freezing. In Ukraine, people are struggling to repair and insulate bombed-out homes, while in Egypt, more and more Sudanese families arrive each day, traumatized and with few belongings.
This winter, our teams are dealing with vastly different crises across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, stretching our operations and our budgets like never before. Your donations can provide life-saving support and help people survive the depths of winter.
Can provide a solar lamp for the displaced in Lebanon allowing them access to light in dark winter nights
Can provide a rapid thermal kit to help people stay warm in their homes during winter in Ukraine
Can provide emergency cash assistance to persons with specific needs in Afghanistan
UNHCR Annual Global Trends Report
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UNHCR annual Global Trends report 2023
UNHCR's Global Trends report presents key statistical trends and the latest numbers of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons.
If ongoing conflicts remain unresolved and the risks of new ones erupting are not reined in, one aspect that will define the twenty-first century will be the continuously growing numbers of people forced to flee and the increasingly dire options available to them.