Five things to know about the catastrophic flooding in the East and Horn of Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have claimed hundreds of lives and washed away homes, uprooting thousands of people including refugees and other previously displaced people.
Climate crisis fuels flooding and deepens displacement.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Climate change is fuelling flooding and other forms of extreme weather, causing fresh displacement and making life even harder for people already uprooted from their homes.
In northern Mozambique, people flee new attacks while others return home
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )Amidst renewed violence and displacement, more funding is urgently needed to improve conditions for those forced to flee, and for those returning home.
In Ethiopia, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for people fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )With nearly 8 million people displaced by the brutal conflict in Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called for urgent and additional support to meet their needs.
Thousands of Sudanese fleeing violence cross into Ethiopia
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (News )As the conflict in Sudan escalates, Ethiopia continues to absorb refugees, with limited resources.
Survivors find strength in community after horror of Derna floods
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (story )When UNHCR’s Assistant Chief of mission in Libya visited survivors in the wake of deadly floods, she heard harrowing stories of loss but also witnessed great courage and resilience as communities rally to help.
Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur find safety in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (story )After fleeing horrific violence in Sudan’s West Darfur, refugees are arriving to Chad traumatized and with children who are often malnourished.
A decade after the Lampedusa shipwreck, the continuing tragedies need to end
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )Joint statement by the Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration, Amy E. Pope, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi