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UNHCR: Over 200,000 people cross into Syria after a month of hostilities in Lebanon

DAMASCUS – One month after hostilities intensified in the region and in Lebanon, Syria has seen a sharp rise in people ...
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UNHCR calls for urgent support in Lebanon as humanitarian catastrophe looms

Nearly a month into a rapidly escalating conflict, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis. Since 2 March, ...
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Middle East emergency

Learn about UNHCR’s emergency response in the Middle East, including Iran, Lebanon and other countries involved in ...
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Heavy rainfall in East Africa forces thousands of refugees from their homes

Thousands of people, including refugees, continue to be caught up in the ongoing El Niño-triggered heavy rains and severe flooding sweeping across East Africa. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is ...
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Exiled Afghan women’s football team scores goals in Australia

When Fatima Yousufi was a child, she loved nothing more than to watch football on TV with her younger brother. Never did she imagine that one day, she would become the goalkeeper and captain of the ...
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Asylum Interviews in the UK: Audit Findings and Recommendations

This report presents the findings of UNHCR’s audit of asylum interviews in the UK, based on interview observations, file audits and discussions with Home Office staff undertaken in late 2024 and early ...
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UNHCR: Funding cuts threaten the health of nearly 13 million displaced people

GENEVA – Without adequate resources, an estimated 12.8 million displaced people, including 6.3 million children, could be left without life-saving health interventions in 2025, UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...
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UN Human Rights Committee decision on climate change is a wake-up call, according to UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this week’s ruling of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand. While the claim to protection by Mr. Teitiota was denied on grounds ...
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Nearly 2 million refugees at risk as Uganda emergency funds dwindle and services cut

GENEVA – Uganda is on the verge of hosting two million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drive hundreds of people to cross the border ...
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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day 2025

Today is World Refugee Day – a day to honour the courage and resilience of millions of people around the globe forced to flee war, violence and persecution. But it is also a moment to sound an alarm ...
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UNHCR welcomes EU Return Regulation Proposal, calls for strong safeguards and focus on effective and sustainable returns

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the European Commission’s proposed Return Regulation as a positive step toward creating a more coherent and effective EU framework. UNHCR has long supported and ...
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Au Liban, des salles de classe accueillent des familles en nombre croissant, mettant à rude épreuve les efforts humanitaires face à l'aggravation de la crise des déplacés

Alors que des centaines de milliers de Libanais fuient les frappes israéliennes incessantes et les avis d'évacuation, les centres d'accueil collectifs se remplissent rapidement tandis que les stocks h ...