Deteriorating conditions in Syria and neighboring countries are driving thousands to risk everything on perilous journeys to Europe.
By the end of 2015, over a million refugees had arrived in Europe. Thanks to generous donor support, USA for UNHCR can protect refugees and help them rebuild their lives.
Millions of refugees have fled violence and persecution in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries seeking safety in Europe.
USA for UNHCR supporters are with refugees at every step of their journey, helping address existing and new challenges for Syrian refugees in Europe.
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Watch Maria Pamula, a UNHCR Protection Officer, as she makes her daily rounds, handing out water, smiles and a helping hand.
As the refugee crisis in Europe continues to grow, so does UNHCR’s response to handling the continuing flow of refugees into Europe.
Hundreds are feared dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, these are some of the few who survived the journey.
Refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea lost their lives at an alarming rate in 2018.
Are women and girls seeking refuge in Europe exposed to special risks? A task force of experts says yes.
The crisis in Ukraine is set to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century, and UNHCR is mobilizing resources to respond as quickly and effectively as possible.
In June 2018, Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American and the author of 'The Kite Runner,' traveled to Lebanon as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Still haunted by the image of the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi — the 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy who died at sea while fleeing to Europe in 2015 — he wanted to understand what drives families to make such desperate journeys. Here are a few of the people Khaled met.
Millions of individuals have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. Learn more about the number of refugees from various regions and the countries in which they are most often resettling.
UNHCR expresses its shock and horror at the attacks in Paris and cautions against the scapegoating of refugees.
Cate Blanchett reminds us all that there is a person behind each of those numbers — a person who is valued by others.
Some 300 feared dead in fresh Mediterranean tragedy.
UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie warn about the scale of the crisis in the Mediterranean.
UNHCR High Commissioner expresses shock at boat capsizing in Mediterranean and the hundreds of lives lost.
Every one of us can take part in helping to save lives and give a voice to the millions of refugees fleeing violence around the world.
Gifts from UNHCR donors provide emergency shelter, food, water, healthcare and basic necessities. These photos tell the story.
USA for UNHCR is the first campaign supported by new Helping Hand initiative.
Proposed relocation scheme for 160,000 refugees from Greece, Italy and Hungary would go a long way to address the refugee crisis.
Two years after three-year-old Alan Kurdi was found on a Turkish beach, UNHCR urges the international community to take robust action to prevent more tragedies.
Fairuz and Hannah felt they had no choice but to leave their son behind in order to save the others from airstrikes in Yemen.
Each week we collect the most interesting, inspiring and innovative refugee stories from around the world. Here are this week’s picks!