UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today commended the Royal Thai Government’s adoption of a resolution that will grant ...

Humanitarian needs soar as more people are evacuated or flee relentless Russian attacks in frontline regions of Ukraine. This ...

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, collates population data relating to persons who are forcibly displaced or stateless. The data is sourced primarily from governments and also from UNHCR operations.

UNHCR has been operational in Egypt since 1954 after the Government of Egypt and UNHCR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Since then, UNHCR has provided protection services including all ...

Supermodel Alek Wek has actively supported UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 2011 and was appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in 2013.

Learn about UNHCR’s work in South Africa, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and contact details.

The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol provide the internationally recognized definition of a refugee and outline the legal rights they are entitled to.

There is an even greater need to promote tolerance and respect for people forced to flee. Today, more than 500 universities, businesses, foundations, faith-based organizations, youth groups, and NGOs ...

External Guidance Note for UNHCR Funded Partners on Minimum Information Security Baseline.pdf 550.59 KB ...

Brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of lives at risk. The consequences for people fleeing danger will be immediate and devastating, UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi says of the ...

An audit of the UK’s Further Submissions procedures and decision-making, and recommendations for change.

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 ...