UNHCR: Decade of action against statelessness brings big gains but further action needed
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (News )More than half a million people around the world who were living in the shadows, deprived of their right to nationality, have now acquired citizenship since the inception a decade ago of the #IBelong campaign, according to a new report on statelessness re
Data visualization tracks myriad dangers faced by refugees and migrants on land routes across Africa.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (News )Interactive maps, charts, photos and text detail a litany of abuses on journeys through East and West Africa and across the Sahara
Alors que les combats font rage au Soudan, les efforts d'aide aux réfugiés s'étendent à deux nouveaux pays
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Points de Presse )Les organisations humanitaires ont désormais besoin de 1,5 milliard de dollars, contre 1,4 milliard de dollars en janvier, pour venir en aide et protéger près de 3,3 millions de personnes
New UNHCR/IOM/MMC report highlights extreme horrors faced by refugees and migrants on land routes to Africa's Mediterranean coast.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations and exploitation not just at sea, but also on land routes across the African continent, towards its Mediterranean coastline.
WHO Steps Up Cross-Regional Efforts for Sudan’s Humanitarian Emergency
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )As millions flee war and hunger in Sudan, senior leadership from WHO’s Africa and Eastern Mediterranean Regions converged in Chad, which hosts the largest number of Sudanese refugees, to assess the urgent health needs of people impacted by this complex an
Uganda’s Efforts to Save the Life of Children with Malnutrition.
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )Over 268,000 children in Uganda suffer from malnutrition, specifically wasting.
WHO carries out mission to eradicate dracunculiasis in Angola.
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )Angola is one of five countries where dracunculiasis has not yet been eradicated. Between 2018 and 2020, human cases were identified in Cunene province, making the country endemic for this disease.
UNHCR’s Grandi warns Sudan carnage will force millions more to flee
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Press Release )UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned that without concerted peace efforts, many more people will flee the brutal war in Sudan and into neighbouring countries.
Digital hub connects displaced people in Burkina Faso to new opportunities.
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (News )In the city of Kaya, a ‘Connectivity Centre’ means host communities and forcibly displaced people can access online courses, learn new digital skills, and stay in touch with loved ones.