UNHCR welcomes commitments at ID4Africa 2024 on digital identity gains for displaced people in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNHCRMay 27, 2024(Announcement )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed on Friday commitments made by various African countries to integrate refugees and stateless people into their national identification systems at the ID4Africa 2024 annual general meeting in Cape Town.
In northern Mozambique, people flee new attacks while others return home
Stories & Blogs UNHCRMar 15, 2024(Story )Amidst renewed violence and displacement, more funding is urgently needed to improve conditions for those forced to flee, and for those returning home.
Sudan’s war risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, warns WFP Chief
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 06, 2024(News )JUBA – Sudan’s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world’s largest displacement crisis.
Sudan’s war risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, warns WFP Chief
Stories & Blogs WFPMar 06, 2024(News )JUBA – Sudan’s war has shattered millions of lives and created the world’s largest displacement crisis.
Thousands of Sudanese fleeing violence cross into Ethiopia
Stories & Blogs UNHCRJan 31, 2024(News )As the conflict in Sudan escalates, Ethiopia continues to absorb refugees, with limited resources.
In Ethiopia, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for people fleeing Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNHCRJan 31, 2024(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.
A decade after the Lampedusa shipwreck, the continuing tragedies need to end
Stories & Blogs UNHCROct 03, 2023(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
Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur find safety in Chad.
Stories & Blogs UNHCRSep 29, 2023(story )After fleeing horrific violence in Sudan’s West Darfur, refugees are arriving to Chad traumatized and with children who are often malnourished.
Survivors find strength in community after horror of Derna floods
Stories & Blogs UNHCRSep 28, 2023(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.
WFP Geneva Palais Briefing Note: Millions in the DRC risk going hungry as funding dries up
Stories & Blogs WFPAug 23, 2023(Briefing note )The ongoing political instability and armed conflicts in the DRC have devastated food production and distribution systems.