UNHCR sounds the alarm as 8.3 million risk losing their lifeline
UNHCR sounds the alarm as 8.3 million risk losing their lifeline
Former refugee Jeanne and her family received reintegration support from UNHCR after returning home to Burundi from the DRC.
Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker or stateless person looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR.
UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home.
Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.
We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.
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At Mexico’s Senate, I thanked the Government and people of Mexico for welcoming those seeking safety. From Mexico Integra to the 2027 Global Refugee Forum, Mexico shows what is possible when refugees are given the opportunity to contribute and belong. pic.twitter.com/6LkbzXAFEt
— Barham Salih (@BarhamSalih) September 29, 2026
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Venezuela emergency
A powerful earthquake has struck Venezuela — a country already living through one of the world's largest displacement crises.
This disaster hits a population already stretched to a breaking point. Almost 7 million Venezuelans have fled in recent years. Now, for those who remain, a fragile situation has become an emergency — with urgent need for shelter, clean water and protection.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, leads the protection response in Venezuela. Our teams are on the ground delivering shelter and relief to those hit hardest.
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can provide 10 gas cylinders allowing displaced families to cook hot meals
can provide 15 blankets to displaced families to help keep them warm
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