Nearly 1 million people from eight countries with high asylum recognition rates were offered entry permits into 38 destination countries via work, family and study permits between 2019 and 2023, ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the West and Central Africa region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the Southern Africa region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the Asia and the Pacific region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

The Middle East and North Africa region continues to pose overwhelming challenges, with multiple and complex emergency ...

Sudanese refugee women in Chad are creating opportunities for themselves and supporting each other to recover from loss and trauma.

We don’t know where or when the next emergency will strike. But one thing is certain: we must be prepared. Emergency preparedness is vital for UNHCR to be able to respond quickly and reliably to ...

After more than a decade of conflict and instability, an estimated 4.8 million people remain displaced across Yemen – many of them for years. Another 19.5 million people require humanitarian ...

Following pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum in 2023, Zambia’s refugee policy is making progress towards improving conditions for refugees and their host communities.

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Refugees are in extremely vulnerable circumstances, lacking the protection of their own countries and facing immense challenges to their safety and well-being. The 1951 Refugee Convention, ...