GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned about the safety and wellbeing of refugees who have been caught up in the conflict in Sudan, alongside other civilians, as humanitarian ...

As Mexico increasingly becomes a destination for asylum-seekers, needs are growing among those waiting for their claims to be ...

An innovative integration programme led by UNHCR is helping refugees relocate from Mexico’s congested southern border to cities that offer more opportunities.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a three-day visit to Egypt with an urgent call for support for people fleeing Sudan – and the countries hosting them – and for the ...

Fighting that started in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, has spread to the country's western Darfur region forcing tens of ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomed a new law in Kyrgyzstan, coming into effect 24 June, to ensure that all children born in the country will be registered at birth, regardless of whether ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Over a ...

GENEVA - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the recent arrest and detention of 377 refugees, including 117 children, on 17 May, and their subsequent forced relocation to the ...

A toxic mix of conflict, severe drought and devastating floods has forced more than 1 million people in Somalia to flee their homes in around 130 days – a record rate of displacement for the country.