Self-Study Module 1: An Introduction to International Protection: Protecting Persons of Concern to UNHCR ...

UNHCR’s dedicated staff take the lead in protecting and advocating for people forced to flee. We are looking for talented and passionate people to join our team.

A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this week’s ruling of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand. While the claim to protection by Mr. Teitiota was denied on grounds ...

BANGKOK — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are appealing to Pakistan to continue its protection of all vulnerable Afghans who have sought safety in the country and could ...

UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection No. 12 on claims for refugee status related to situations of armed conflict and violence under Article 1A (2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol ...

Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have washed away homes, leaving thousands of people displaced. When flooding occurs, it is often refugees and other displaced people who are among ...

Omar holds a buzuq, or long-necked lute – the most important thing that he was able to bring with him to Domiz refugee camp in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Omar decided it was time to flee his home ...

By UNHCR Statistics Team, FICSS and Patrick Scott, data journalist. UNHCR regularly publishes statistics on forcibly displaced populations to provide information to governments and other organizations ...

The influx of refugees and migrants to Europe reached staggering new levels this year, dominating headlines and prompting stormy political debate. The main route shifted from the dangerous ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with other humanitarian partners, today called on the international community to redouble efforts to protect and assist Rohingya refugees and their host ...

A new data visualization ("Death in the Desert") published today draws on interviews with more than 31,000 refugees and migrants to map the land routes they take extending from the East and Horn of ...