GENEVA – In a move to strengthen refugee access to international labour markets, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a pioneering ...

Following major cuts to humanitarian budgets, up to 11.6 million refugees and others forced to flee risk losing access this year to direct humanitarian assistance from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to the needs of up to 150,000 Rohingya refugees who have arrived in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh over the last 18 months.

Online misinformation, disinformation and hate speech targeting refugees and asylum-seekers is causing real-world harms. Finding ways to tackle it is critical.

UNHCR works with UN agencies and international organizations to deliver a coordinated response for people forced to flee. Learn more about our partnerships.

Find country-specific contact details and information about your rights and available services on our HELP site.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, acknowledges the pressure created by recent arrivals in Gavdos and Crete. States have the right to manage borders and address irregular migration. Controlling a State’s ...

Dix ans après son arrivée au Royaume-Uni en tant que jeune réfugiée, l'ambassadrice de bonne volonté du HCR devient officiellement pilote de ligne et espère que ce succès inspirera d'autres jeunes réf ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and contact details.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the United Republic of Tanzania, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and contact details.

At the end of 2021, 89.3 million individuals worldwide were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.

OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government at its Sixth Ordinary Session, Addis-Ababa, 10 September 1969 ...