The Latest Breaking News from UNHCR

UN agency says most arriving in UK by small boat should not be called migrants, in challenge to Priti Patel

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its 100th day on Friday with no end in sight to the fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to rubble.

Concerns that people threatened with removal from UK becoming suicidal and mentally unwell

The world is accustomed to the stereotypical face of the refugee. The well-worn tropes of the Black or Brown face from post-genocide Rwanda, war-torn Somalia, or gang-ridden Honduras. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in the first half of 2021, there were more than 26.6 million…

In a recent news release, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) counted more than 100 million people globally who have been displaced and forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution.

As thousands flee the latest fighting in DRC to join 1.5m already in Uganda, the UN’s food aid agency is stretched as never before

At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on as they sought refuge in another country

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan invited three young refugees to come to the Etihad Stadium and watch the club's remarkable comeback win over Aston Villa

UNHCR expresses shock and sadness after incident in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Myanmar.

Dozens of ethnic Rohingya refugees were dead or missing after a boat with about 90 people aboard, including children, capsized and sank in bad weather off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend, according to media reports.

At least 2,700 migrants have made the journey since Priti Patel announced the agreement with Rwanda last month