This statement is attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, marking two years since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid ...

Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim.The world's most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation in decades ...

GENEVA – Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the ...

Some 400,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring countries since the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, according to estimates by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. During the same period, ...

Representatives from seven esteemed academic institutions came together to sign the Memorandum of Agreement, marking the official launch of Pathways Pilipinas and their commitment to providing ...

The international legal definition of a stateless person is “a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law”. In simple terms, this means that a stateless ...

Human trafficking takes place in every region of the world: Human beings are sold, bought and traded much like objects. Victims of trafficking end up in the hands of traffickers because they are being ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced the launch of a new local campaign to raise awareness and support for people forced to flee their homes. The campaign, titled "Look Closer", highlights the ...

The UNHCR branch office in Islamabad manages and supervises the overall country operations with an independent field unit which remotely monitors UNHCR programmes in Punjab and Sindh provinces.

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Refugees are among the most vulnerable people in the world. The 1951 Refugee Convention, supplemented by its 1967 Protocol, help protect them. They are the cornerstone of refugee protection and the ...