WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply saddened by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Catholics around the world and to all those mourning the loss of a ...

UNHCR駐日事務所は、4月18日に開幕する日本最大級のアートの祭典「瀬戸内国際芸術祭2025」で、写真家のホンマタカシさんによる作品展「SONGS - ものが語る難民の声」を、瀬戸内国際芸術祭 ...

ISLAMABAD, 18 April 2025: In light of humanitarian challenges in host communities, the Government of Japan has decided to provide USD 3 million to UNHCR to support Afghan refugees and host communities ...

Today marks the 27 th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement – a landmark framework that defines the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and outlines the ...

I did not think I would survive,” said Aziza , as she carefully packed her bag at a transit centre in the border town of Adré in eastern Chad. The 41-year-old mother of two children recently crossed ...

On 18 April 2015, Europe witnessed one of the largest tragedies at sea when over 1,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean as their boat capsized between Libya and Lampedusa. Since then, ...

Two years since the war broke out in Sudan, the heartbreak of separation has become the defining experience for thousands of children. As violence spread and cities crumbled, parents made impossible ...

A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, ...

Hanna works in a small office behind a computer but through her open window she can hear birdsong, smell the tang of pine trees and sometimes even see a deer. Away from the grinding war in Ukraine, ...