On a visit to Syria and its neighbours, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets families heading home and says more support is vital to ensure returns are a success. More than 235,000 ...
The IGO is the independent UNHCR authority mandated to follow up on issues pertaining to possible misconduct by persons or entities that have a contractual link to UNHCR. If you wish to report a ...
This article was published in June 2022 and describes the change from using the legacy developed and developing regions categorization to the World Bank's income groups. For more recent updates please ...
UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies ...
Refugees are in extremely vulnerable circumstances, lacking the protection of their own countries and facing immense challenges to their safety and well-being. The 1951 Refugee Convention, ...
“We had our own bakery in El Salvador, until gangs arrived, and we could no longer sell bread. We were threatened out of our country.” Raul*, 65, fled with his family from El Salvador to Guatemala The ...
Today, more than 90% of refugees living in rural areas have very limited access to modern, reliable, and clean sources of energy. Yet access to sustainable electricity means refugees can work, study ...