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A refugee camp is intended as a temporary accommodation for people who have been forced to flee their home because of violence and persecution. Refugee camps are practical during emergencies for delivering lifesaving aid, but many refugees displaced are living through protracted situations that require longer term care.
UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards' statement on the worsening refugee crisis in South Sudan
Despite grave threats to their safety, refugee mothers like Aisha are strong, resilient and determined to secure their children’s futures.
Over the last 30 years, hundreds of thousands of people have fled Somalia because of political instability and a dangerous civil war.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
As South Sudan marks its fourth year of independence, conflict continues pushes the numbers of displaced people ever higher.
The UN Refugee Agency is working with partner organizations and the Sudanese government to establish programs to help vulnerable Ethiopian refugees and their host communities.
Ethiopian refugee, Alem, plunged into life in her adopted community, forging new, life-restoring bonds, and was soon elected to the community council.
The IKEA Foundation raises funds to provide solar-powered lighting and other renewable energy technologies to UNHCR refugee camps through the sale of IKEA light bulbs.
IKEA customers and staff around the world have helped raise approximately $10.6 million to provide funding and energy for hundreds of thousands of refugees.
The IKEA Foundation has raised $11.5 million to help refugees around the world by providing educational opportunities and distributing renewable energy devices.
A year after the onset of the Somalia famine, Aden has regained the body weight he lost over the past year and can now walk, eat and sleep.
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The health situation in South Sudan's refugee camps has become a main priority as inflow increases and flooding conditions worsen.
IKEA has raised $33.4 million to provide light and renewable energy for refugees living in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Nearly 2.3 million South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries due to violent conflict throughout the country.
Risk of death to people in the Horn of Africa, Yemen and Nigeria is growing because of drought, escalating violence and funding shortfalls.
Six years of conflict have driven more than 4 million people from their homes and more than 20 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Program (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters threaten to leave millions of refugees across Africa without food.
Displaced people with disabilities are being given new opportunities that allow them to apply their skills and capacities to benefit themselves, their families and communities.
Take a look inside five of the largest refugee camps and see what life is like for the refugees who live there.
Inside Somalia, UNHCR has helped more than 16,000 internally displaced people return voluntarily to their homes this year.
The crisis in South Sudan could endanger millions of lives in the coming months if urgent action is not taken to put an end to the conflict.
New report shows war, violence and persecution have uprooted more people around the world than at any time in the history of UNHCR.
The Deputy Chair of the National Pre-Transitional Committee explains its role in the Revitalized Agreement of the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan.