UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people. Since 1950, UNHCR has ...

CAIRO, 24 June 2025 —The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates (MFA), in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ...

Despite UNHCR’s insistence that biometric enrollment is necessary to uphold program integrity, critics say the policy effectively punishes people for trying to protect their identity and data.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Global CCCM Cluster unequivocally condemned the attacks on displacement sites in the strongest terms. These sites serve to protect displaced civilians, in line with ...

UNHCR warns 41% funding cuts threaten Costa Rica’s support for Nicaraguan refugees in 2025, risking asylum delays and aid. Learn more.

The UNHCR in Mexico has closed four offices and laid off 190 staff due to severe funding shortages after U.S. President Trump reduced overseas aid. The cuts severely impact migrant communities and ...

A new production centre for these documents was recently inaugurated in the economic capital Douala. In a press release dated March 26, the UNHCR lauded the Cameroon government’s inclusive approach, ...

The UNHCR wants to strengthen the quality of the identity documents it issues by improving the quality of their facial photos. The agency is considering how to take advantage of the new international ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by climate change ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives and protecting the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.