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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 September 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.

25 December 2022

At least 180 Rohingya feared dead: UN refugee agencyNEW DELHI: At least 180 ethnic Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh in November are feared dead, as their rickety boat is thought to have sunk this month, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said. Citing unconfirmed reports, the agency said the "unseaworthy" boat probably sank

3 February 2022

Twelve refugees found frozen to death near Turkey-Greece borderTurkey’s interior minister accuses Greece of stripping the group of their clothes before deliberately sending them back.

3 February 2022

Refugees in U.S. struggle to find long-term work | Cornell ChronicleRefugees are less likely to be employed the longer they live in the United States, despite unique and early access to employment services, according to new research co-authored by Shannon Gleeson of the ILR School.

3 February 2022

Refugee Crisis In Eastern Europe Continues With Poland Building $400M Border WallThe Polish government has started work on a $400 million wall along their border with Belarus to prevent the illegal entry of refugees. The wall will be approximately 180km long and will be complet…

3 February 2022

‘Not without my partner’: refugees forced to choose between family in Australia and chance of US visaUS agreed in 2016 to resettle up to 1,250 people in Australian detention, but won’t guarantee family members qualify

2 February 2022

India: Rohingya widow refugees face poverty, hostile attitudes | DW | 02.02.2022Rohingya women who fled to India to escape persecution in Myanmar are living in wretched conditions in the country's slums. Widows, in particular, are struggling to make ends meet.

31 January 2022

Effective inclusion of refugees: Participatory approaches for practitioners at the local level: 1 Handbook - WorldEnglish Manual and Guideline on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 31 Jan 2022 by UNHCR

27 January 2022

Syrian refugees in Jordan: A decade and countingOmer Karasapan gives an update on the status of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

21 January 2022

Myanmar refugees receive little relief at Thai borderThousands of people running away from reported Myanmar army raids find little sense of safety in Thailand.

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