In August 2017, widespread violence targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine State led to thousands of deaths and more than 750,000 Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh. A year ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to the needs of up to 150,000 Rohingya refugees who have arrived in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh over the last 18 months.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently seeking funding to protect over 1.4 million people who have returned or been forced to return to Afghanistan so far this year, including over 1 million from ...

UNHCR zeigt sich besorgt über die stark zunehmende Zahl afghanischer Staatsangehöriger, die derzeit unter schwierigen ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, acknowledges the pressure created by recent arrivals in Gavdos and Crete. States have the right to manage borders and address irregular migration. Controlling a State’s ...

The Global Appeal highlights UNHCR’s plans for the year and the funding needed to protect the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless people.

UNHCR's Global Trends report presents key statistical trends and the latest official statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people worldwide. At the end of 2024, ...

UNHCR ist sich der Herausforderungen bewusst, die durch die jüngsten Ankünfte auf den griechischen Inseln Gavdos und Kreta entstanden sind. Staaten haben das Recht, ihre Grenzen zu kontrollieren und i ...

Topline global statistics on forced displacement, including current and historical numbers of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people.

This page gathers all recent handbooks and toolkits issued by UNHCR. They provide guidance, practical tools and resources on key topics related to UNHCR’s work worldwide. If you are looking for data ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Afghans returning in adverse circumstances from Iran, warning that returns on a massive scale have the potential to ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today the completion of a review of its activities, expenditure, staffing and structures, following a significant decline in humanitarian funding ...