The Latest Breaking News from UNHCR

Escalating violence forced 300,000 people to flee Rutshuru and Masisi territories of North Kivu province last month.

The U.N. Refugee Agency said on Friday it was "greatly alarmed" by clashes between government forces and armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that had caused hundreds of thousands to flee.

The United Nations refugee agency has criticised a British draft law that would outlaw asylum claims by anyone arriving in the country illegally. The UNHCR has warned that such legislation could violate international law.

EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities

UN body says jointly run resettlement programme is a ‘lifesaving but severely limited pathway’ for refugees

Home secretary says her role is ‘first and foremost to be honest to the British people’

The Prime Minister could be challenged over how the proposed policy will work in practice.

The UNHCR said the Illegal Migration Bill would undermine Britain’s proud history of offering humanitarian support.

Prime minister says government is ‘up for the fight’ against expected legal challenges

At least 2,000 huts damaged in one of the 32 camps in Cox’s Bazar district where more than 1.2 million people live.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of floods threatening one-quarter of the Internally displaced persons' sites in Yemen. There are more than half a million individuals in these camps. Climate change and civil turbulences have widely impacted food item prices…