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Nearly 11 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, but with the support of UNHCR, people are proving their resilience. The ...

As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...

Three years on, the full-scale war on Ukraine has taken thousands of lives, caused untold destruction, torn families apart, inflicted significant psychological trauma and devastated the country’s ...

Who is an ‘asylum-seeker’? An asylum-seeker is someone who is seeking international protection. Their request for refugee status, or complementary protection status, has yet to be processed, or they ...

Millions of people around the world are denied the right to a nationality, leaving them stateless. As a result, they may be unable to access other basic rights and services, such as being able to go ...

The Middle East and North Africa region continues to pose overwhelming challenges, with multiple and complex emergency situations on an unprecedented scale.

UNHCR works in over 130 countries to protect and advocate for refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs) and stateless people.

There are 9.2 million people of concern to UNHCR across Asia and the Pacific, including 4.4 million refugees and asylum-seekers, 3.3 million internally displaced people and 2.3 million stateless ...

UNHCR works with a wide range of partners, including governments, NGOs and the private sector, to protect people forced to flee. Learn more about our partners.

As instability and violence in South Sudan continue, those who have fled urgently need protection, shelter and medical care. UNHCR is striving to restore hope to thousands who have been uprooted.

After fleeing war or persecution, one of the most effective ways people can rebuild their lives with dignity and in peace is through the opportunity to work and earn a living. UNHCR works to promote ...