Announcing the 2023 Sparking Change Grantees

Meet the 2023 Sparking Change grantees and learn more about how their projects will improve integration and inclusion for displaced people in their communities.

Global Refugee Forum offers hope, and promise of action, at end of a troubling year

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Arafat Jamal, Coordinator for the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Refugee Crisis Explained

The displacement situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the longest-standing humanitarian crisis in Africa. The DRC hosts more than half a million refugees and 6.2 million IDPs - the largest IDP population in Africa.

Climate change and displacement: the myths and the facts

Five myths busted about the climate crisis and displacement.

UNHCR calls for urgent global action at COP28, highlighting climate change’s impact on the displacement crisis

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for immediate and collective action to confront the unparalleled impact of climate change on displaced populations at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

As winter sets in, UNHCR calls for sustained support for humanitarian and recovery needs in Ukraine

As the second winter sets in since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for sustained support for Ukrainian civilians severely affected by the war.