Recent flooding in northern Nigeria did not spare those already displaced by the security crisis in Borno State. Two months after escaping rising waters, they are now facing food insecurity.

Un projet mené par des pêcheurs et des personnes déplacées dans le nord de la Colombie permet de redonner vie à un écosystème menacé et ainsi qu'aux membres d'une communauté affectée par le conflit.

Despite record numbers of refugees and limited resources, Uganda’s progressive policy means refugees become part of social ...

As the Central African Republic (CAR) continues moving toward recovery from a protracted crisis, there has been a modest but important return of refugees to the country, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...

UNHCR Sub-Office Kakuma has two areas of operation; Kakuma Refugee Camp and the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement. Kakuma Camp is divided into four areas: Kakuma 1, 2, 3 and 4 whilst the Kalobeyei ...

We left everything in Venezuela. We don’t have a place to live or sleep and have nothing to eat. Nayebis Carolina Figuera, a 34-year-old from Venezuela who fled to neighbouring Brazil Despite some ...

The climate crisis is amplifying displacement and making life harder for those already forced to flee. Climate change and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events and ...

Sexual abuse means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. Any sexual activity with children (persons under the age of ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, protects people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. We work in over 130 countries, protecting millions of people by responding with ...

CLIFDEW-GRID, a UNHCR data initiative, aims to help countries better predict and respond to climate disasters that could cause forced displacement.

Refugees and displaced people are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition and undernutrition. Displaced from their homes, they may be sheltering in areas with limited food or markets, have lost their ...

Who is an ‘asylum-seeker’? An asylum-seeker is someone who is seeking international protection. Their request for refugee status, or complementary protection status, has yet to be processed, or they ...