The Latest Breaking News from UNHCR

Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials

Civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital saytheir plight is being ignored by both the army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back to the conflict-torn country.

People who sought route to Europe before fighting erupted in Khartoum have faced police brutality, torture and homelessness

National intelligence head Avril Haines says fighting will likely not stop as neither side has incentive to seek peace.

Some 800,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the UNHCR after fleeing the civil war that began in 2011.

Actor Cate Blanchett, a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency, has called for more support for countries hosting people forcibly displaced from their homes to prevent "a forgotten crisis."

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

UN refugee agency ‘extremely concerned’ about effect on ‘fragile’ region, as evidence emerges of widespread destruction

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have fled Khartoum and the Darfur region to seek refuge in neighbouring countries amid ongoing deadly clashes between Sudan’s army and the rival paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But the violence that grips the country is making it hard for them to leave.

UNHCR says it is working closely with the government days after reports surfaced there was a complete lack of response.