The UN Refugee Agency’s Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams reports from Bangladesh, where an estimated 607,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar.
The passion and commitment of UNHCR staff in the field is unmatched. They are real-life heroes, saving lives and protecting rights every day.
UN Refugee Agency helps thousands of Rohingya refugees move to Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh for better access to humanitarian aid.
While the horror stories of family separation have faded from the headlines, the crisis is far from over, with the suffering, confusion, and uncertainty caused by this policy continuing, unabated.
Abdallah is a former refugee from Iraq and now a U.S. citizen. A recent college graduate, he's working as an EMT on the frontline of the COVID-19 response and will begin medical school in the fall.
Every year, the Quai Branly Museum in Paris organizes a collection of toys from schoolchildren in Paris and sends them to refugee children.
The people who are helping on the ground in Ukraine and neighboring countries come from all different walks of life, but they share a common goal — to help people in need.
Just over a month since the start of the war, more than 4 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed borders seeking safety in neighboring countries.
In 2019, we witnessed inspiring stories of refugees resettling in the United States and the incredible outpouring of support they received from individuals and their communities. These are five of the stories that inspired us in 2019.
The resettlement of refugees from Bhutan reached a major milestone this week.
From overflowing donation centers near the border to offers of transport and accommodation around the country, Poles offer a warm welcome to people from Ukraine forced to flee.
In the last few days, thousands of people have been driven from their homes due to increased violence in Mosul, Iraq.
By meeting key standards, USA for UNHCR has earned accreditation from the BBB Wise Giving Alliance.
“Before the gangs, there was a moment when everything was good.” Shelter in Mexico gives a father and son from Honduras a chance to recover while waiting on their asylum claim.
UNHCR releases report expressing concern at the increasing numbers of children in the Americas forced from their homes, propelled by violence, insecurity and abuse in their communities and at home.
Thanks to the support of USA for UNHCR donors, displaced families from Central America are finding opportunities to rebuild their lives. Check out some of their stories.
Medyka, a small town in Poland, is the largest crossing point for refugees fleeing from Ukraine. The town has welcomed a large number of people but will need more support as the crisis continues.
USA for UNHCR staff members reflect on their experience meeting refugees from Syria, Myanmar, Venezuela and South Sudan to call on caring Americans to hold refugees around the world in their hearts.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, released its 2021 Global Trends Report which indicated that 2021 was a record year for global forced displacement. Here are five key takeaways from the report.
Samer, 10, spent most of his life cut off from the outside world, until a UNHCR-funded community center in Lebanon gave him a chance to connect with other kids.
Molly Fyvie traveled from her home near Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Kakuma refugee camp to learn more about UNHCR’s work to help refugees.
The UN refugee agency has this week begun the relocation of almost 20,000 Sudanese refugees from the flood-prone Jamam transit site in South Sudan's Upper Nile state to a new camp on higher ground.
On World Health Day, let’s take a look at some of the ways generous American donors are supporting the UN Refugee Agency’s work to prevent and protect refugees from the pandemic
UNHCR welcomes the U.S. government’s decision to reverse legal rulings that made people forced to flee domestic and gang violence in their home countries ineligible from seeking safety in the U.S.
The first of 33 UNHCR trucks left from Dubai on Thursday with the largest shipment of emergency relief items for people uprooted inside Syria.