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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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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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UNHCR: Libanon braucht angesichts drohender humanitärer Katastrophe dringend Unterstützung

Humanitäre Krise spitzt sich zuFast einen Monat nach Beginn des eskalierenden Konflikts steht der Libanon vor einer sich vertiefenden humanitären Krise. Seit dem 2. März mussten infolge intensiver isr ...
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Urgent support needed as 33,000 Congolese refugees return home from Burundi in a month

GOMA – More than 33,000 Congolese refugees have spontaneously returned from Burundi to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within a month, following the reopening of the Burundi–DRC border ...
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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 ...
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Four years on, employment and purpose can transform Ukrainian refugee lives in Europe

As we approach four years of full-scale war in Ukraine, more than 5.9 million refugees are seeking safety and rebuilding their lives in other countries, the majority remain in Europe. UNHCR, the UN ...
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Theo James, British actor and Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, visits Syria to meet refugees who returned to the country

DAMASCUS – Theo James, British actor, producer and Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, visited Syria this week to witness UNHCR’s work to support Syrian families, especially ...
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When Stitches Speak Across Borders: Afghan refugee women and India’s Kutch artisans weave skills, stories and shared futures

In a sunlit wooden hall in New Delhi, women sit together with needles moving steadily through cloth. Some work while seated on sofas; others gather in small circles on the floor, stitching side by ...
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Statement by Dr. Barham Salih upon his election as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

I am honoured to have been elected as the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. As a former refugee, I know first-hand how protection and opportunity can change the course of a life.
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UNHCR expresses concern over the denotification of Refugee Villages and forced returns of Afghan refugees

ISLAMABAD, 8 October 2025: During the week of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s Executive Committee in Geneva, the agency has expressed concern over the government’s decision to de-notify some Refugee ...
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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 ...