Although record numbers of people – over 122 million worldwide – have been uprooted due to war, violence and persecution, their ability to find safety and support is threatened more than ever.
Of the 122 million people globally displaced by persecution, violence or human rights violations, 42.7 million are refugees who have fled across borders, according to new data from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by around 30 per cent, following a comprehensive review of its activities, spending, staffing and structure, prompted by major funding shortfalls.
With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world. This is no longer the case.
Nearly 1.3 million people have been forced to flee gang violence in Haiti and seek refuge elsewhere within the Caribbean country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.
Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have fled their homes, seeking safety either within the country or across borders, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in their homeland, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in an alert on Tuesday.
As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over the escalating health emergency, driven by ongoing violence, mass displacement, collapsing health systems and poor conditions inside refugee camps.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday released a statement expressing grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with an estimated 427 people dead.
As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January.
