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Uganda’s welcome allows Congolese refugees to thrive

Despite record numbers of refugees and limited resources, Uganda’s progressive policy means refugees become part of social and economic life, with benefits for all

On a recent Saturday morning, as the sun emerged from a thin veil of clouds, a cheerful chorus of female voices rang out across the rolling hills of the Rwamwanja refugee settlement in Uganda’s fertile south-west. For Mahoro Florence and dozens of her fellow women farmers, these hills have become…

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United Nations (UN) agencies and Ethiopian government launch Durable Solutions Strategy for internal displacement

The UN stresses that government-led, development-focused solutions are crucial for Ethiopia’s long-term recovery, aligning with the UN Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have joined forces to warn that internal displacement, driven by conflict and climate shocks, is reversing decades of poverty reduction in Ethiopia, and to say humanitarian aid is not enough. From…

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Central African refugees return home from Cameroon after a decade in exile

As the security situation improves in some areas of the Central African Republic, UNHCR has supported more than 12,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring countries this year

The atmosphere in the Timangolo refugee camp in eastern Cameroon is filled with excitement as refugees from the Central Africa Republic (CAR) prepare for a long-awaited journey home. Halimatou Sadia, 40, makes sure that her daughter’s hair is braided, henna applied to their hands, and that her boys are well-groomed.…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) calls for urgent help for 228,000 flood-affected people in West Africa

The climate crisis is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities and triggering new waves of displacement in regions already hosting large numbers of people uprooted by conflict and insecurity

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urgently appealing for $10.6 million to address the most pressing needs of 228,000 forcibly displaced people and their host communities across West and Central Africa, where devastating climate-induced torrential rains and floods have wreaked havoc and impacted over 5.1 million people. In Chad, some 1.9 million…

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United Nations (UN) agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers

An estimated 13 million people are facing acute levels of food insecurity

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance. The conflict has displaced over 11 million people, both internally and across borders, while pushing millions more into extreme vulnerability, particularly children. Access to basic services – such as safe water, health care,…

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United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency partners with LIV Golf for its first-ever partnership in golf

Three-year partnership and $10 million commitment will support up to 1 million people of diverse ages, genders and abilities in displacement settings around the world

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced its first-ever golf partnership in a three-year agreement with LIV Golf to deliver innovative sport-for-protection programmes for refugees and internally displaced people and their host communities. Through this partnership, LIV Golf has committed $10 million to increase access to sport and education for…

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Grandi: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will uphold core mandate while seeking novel solutions

UN High Commissioner for Refugees wraps up Executive Committee meeting in Geneva with appeal for new approaches and funding to ensure sustainable support to refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will continue to fulfil its humanitarian mandate of providing protection and solutions to forcibly displaced and stateless people globally, even as it pursues new approaches to bridge a widening gap in aid funding, mitigate the impact of climate change and respond to emerging challenges, UN…

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Young Sudanese volunteer honoured for her selfless work supporting refugees in Egypt

Nada Fadol runs a youth-led community centre in Alexandria where forcibly displaced people receive free health-care services and skills training

On a recent Wednesday morning, a group of refugees, mainly men and women from Sudan and Syria, fill the waiting room at a centre run by the Rouh Initiative in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in northern Egypt. By noon, around 60 patients with various medical needs have already been…

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In Burkina Faso, the ‘Mother of the Sahel’ brings education and hope to forcibly displaced children

As conflict forced thousands of children to flee to the safety of her hometown, Maimouna Ba rallied the community to provide support and education

Born and raised in Dori, in the far northeast of Burkina Faso, Maimouna Ba was the youngest of 12 children living in the country’s vast, remote and arid Sahel region, a six-hour drive from the capital, Ouagadougou. She and her sisters were the first girls in her family to go…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sounds alarm on worsening humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)

In the first half of 2024 alone, more than 940,000 people were forced to flee the violence perpetrated by a multitude of non-state armed groups

Prolonged conflict, serious human rights abuses and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law are unleashing grave suffering on internally displaced Congolese and refugees, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned today. The warning follows a humanitarian assessment visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including the capital, Kinshasa, and…