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At Chad’s fragile Sudan border, United Nations (UN) and partners redouble connectivity drive for refugees and hosts

Across the country, Sudanese refugees and Chadians are using digital tools to access education, financial services and health care – taking steps toward greater stability and self-reliance

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and ITU, the UN agency for digital technologies, are expanding efforts with partners in Chad and other refugee-hosting countries to ensure that millions of forcibly displaced people and local communities are connected by 2030. Wrapping up a two-day joint visit to Chad on Friday, ITU…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP) urge immediate action to address escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan

Over 900 days of brutal fighting, widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of life-sustaining services have pushed millions to the brink of survival, particularly women and children

Four United Nations agencies today called for urgent international attention on the crisis in Sudan, to address the immense suffering and growing dangers to the population. Over 900 days of brutal fighting, widespread violations of human rights, famine, and the breakdown of life-sustaining services have pushed millions to the brink…

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Uganda continues to welcome refugees despite diminishing funds

More than 75,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Uganda, where resources are stretched with crowded schools, inadequate shelter, and limited access to food and health care

On a recent morning at the Kiryandongo reception centre in northwestern Uganda, the exhaustion is palpable among newly arrived refugees – mostly women and children – lining up in the shade to receive assistance. Moving among the crowd is Abdalla Mohamed, going from one family to another to offer translation…

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Urgent support needed as over 1.3 million war-displaced Sudanese begin to return home

With humanitarian operations massively underfunded both inside Sudan and across neighbouring countries hosting those who fled, an urgent increase in financial support is needed

While conflict persists across much of Sudan, pockets of relative safety have emerged, and to date over 1 million internally displaced Sudanese have made their way home. A further 320,000 people have crossed back into Sudan since last year, mainly from Egypt and South Sudan, some to assess the current situation in…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) applauds Mali's adoption of landmark law to protect stateless people

The law builds on Mali’s accession to the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions in 2016

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the recent adoption of Mali’s groundbreaking legislation to protect the rights of stateless people and resolve their plight. The law builds on Mali’s accession to the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions in 2016. Comprising 28 articles, it provides a definition of a stateless person,…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns crisis reaching breaking point as Sudanese refugee numbers triple in Chad

Despite the efforts of humanitarian partners and local authorities, the emergency response remains dangerously underfunded

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm over the deepening humanitarian emergency in eastern Chad, where the number of Sudanese refugees has more than tripled in just over two years of deadly conflict.  Since April 2023, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into Chad. Prior to this…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns of soaring needs amid Sudanese influx to Chad from Darfur

The latest movements follow brutal attacks by armed groups in North Darfur, where assaults on displacement camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – and El Fasher town have caused widespread terror

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned by the rapidly increasing number of Sudanese refugees crossing into eastern Chad, with nearly 20,000 people – mostly exhausted and traumatized women and children – arriving in the past two weeks alone.  The sharpest rise has been recorded at the Tiné border…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners urgently seek funding as Congolese refugee numbers soar

The plan outlines immediate priorities, including emergency shelter, food, health care, and protection services, while also promoting social inclusion, resilience and lasting solutions for the displaced

As the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 107 partners are appealing for $781 million to continue providing urgent and life-saving support in 2025 to more than 1 million Congolese refugees and asylum-seekers in neighbouring countries and…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Funding crunch increases risks of violence, danger and death for refugees

There are over 17.4 million refugee children at risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, trafficking or separation from their families

Deep funding cuts are removing critical support for the world’s most vulnerable refugees, who now face even greater risks of abuse, poverty, being forced to return home to danger or the prospect of new perilous journeys, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today. Two thirds of refugees find safety in…

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Funding shortfalls threaten emergency response to Congolese refugees arriving in Burundi

New arrivals fleeing conflict in the DRC have led to the first new refugee emergency unfolding amid the current global humanitarian funding crisis, and the consequences are already stark

The humanitarian response in Burundi to the growing influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being pushed to its limits as the deepening funding crisis threatens critical aid and strains relations between refugees and the host community, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today. New…