refugees

13 September 2026

‘We Left in the Clothes We Were Wearing’: Yemenis Flee New FightingHunger and disease have tormented Yemen for years. Now, fighting between the Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed Houthis is pushing it to the brink.

11 September 2026

Women 'living in fear' over MoD Bicester asylum housing plansFemale villagers say "life as we know it will be destroyed" over government plans for MoD Bicester.

10 June 2026

Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trappedGlobal forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives.

9 December 2025

Ukrainian refugee crisis: the current situationThe latest information about the refugee situation in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

17 August 2025

First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn SudanAdam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands of others who continue to flee the ongoing violence.

12 June 2025

Wars now displace over 122 million people as aid funding falls, UN saysGENEVA: The number of people displaced by war and persecution around the world climbed above 122 million this year due to a failure to resolve multi-year conflicts such as those in Sudan and Ukraine

23 March 2025

TRT World - In Yemen’s hardship, refugees and locals break bread togetherDespite war and displacement, Ramadan brings moments of mercy and shared humanity between Yemenis and African refugees.

14 February 2025

Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the main things to know about what has been described as the largest and most devasting displacement, humanitarian and protection crisis in the world today.

30 May 2024

UN refugee chief urges Security Council to ‘step up’ for millions displaced by warThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday called on the Security Council to prevent millions more people from being displaced by war, violence and persecution.

11 April 2024

In the Shadow of War: Health Conditions in the Za’atari Refugee Camp : The Hastings Center for BioethicsWhile working as a medical volunteer in the clinic at the edge of the refugee camp, I quickly realized I was in a clinical environment I had never seen before. I was unprepared for the sheer scale of medical needs among the refugees I was there to serve, and for what resource scarcity meant under these conditions.

29 January 2024

War in Sudan displaces over 500,000 to South SudanStatement by Jan Egeland, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Secretary General, on the large-scale displacement from Sudan to South Sudan

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