Global Refugee Statistics
Global Refugee Statistics Find the latest data and statistics on global displacement. Photo: © UNHCR/Sylvain Cherkaoui An unprecedented 100 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are 27.1 million refugees, around 41 per cent...
Refugees and their host communities in India hard hit by coronavirus lockdown
Life was already a struggle for many of the 40,276 refugees registered with UNHCR in India, but the coronavirus pandemic has made their survival even more precarious. By Vatsal Raj in New Delhi, India Nezamudden Linn, a 44-year-old Rohingya refugee who arrived in...
Enhanced support for Syria refugees vital amid COVID-19 pandemic – UNHCR chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells donors enhanced support is needed to prevent refugees and their hosts from slipping “deeper into poverty and despair.” By UNHCR staff UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on Tuesday for greater...
Testimonial | NASIMCO volunteer draws on personal experience to support refugees
NASIMCO volunteer draws on personal experience to support refugees A testimonial from a NASIMCO volunteer. Photo: © UNHCR/Antwan Chnkdji Are you a foundation who is interested in partnering with UNHCR? UNHCR welcomes new Canadian and international foundation partners,...
Economic misery engulfs Syrian refugees and their hosts
In Lebanon, capacity of local community and Syrian refugees to provide mutual support being stretched to breaking point by economic turmoil and COVID-19 crisis. By Walid Saleh and Warda Al-Jawahiry in Tripoli, Lebanon Behind the counter of her small convenience store...
Stand Up For Refugees
Stand Up For Refugees Laugh the night away at our Stand Up for Refugees event! Please note this event is now over. Stand Up for Refugees is back this Ramadan and it will be funnier than ever! Straight from your living room, we’re bringing you the gift of...
Art provides comfort and hope to Eritrean refugee in Libya
Painting and drawing offers an escape for one Eritrean refugee living in Tripoli at a time of conflict and a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic By Caroline Gluck in Tripoli, Libya In an unfinished building in a downtrodden neighbourhood of Tripoli, Solomon...
Resolving displacement critical for regional, international stability – UN refugee chief
As forced displacement tops 79.5 million, Filippo Grandi urges UN Security Council to use its authority seek peace and inclusion for the displaced. By Tim Gaynor GENEVA – Ending conflicts around the world that are driving unprecedented global displacement is not just...