The REP Fund at COP30
By Pilar Pedrinelli, REP Fund Manager As the world convenes in Belém for COP30, the Refugee Environmental Protection (REP) Fund will spotlight how climate and nature finance can extend to displacement settings – where environmental degradation, energy...
UNHCR Records and Archives: Interesting Times
By UNHCR Records and Archives Section To borrow a Gen-Z phrase, International Archives Week ‘hit different’ in 2025. It was far from a celebration this year. As has been widely reported, the humanitarian sector has been facing a calamitous financial shortfall –...
From Data to Action: OECD-UNHCR Datathon Harnessing Data for Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Children
By Andrea Pellandra and Alejandra Moreno Ramirez, UNHCR’s Global Data Service The UNHCR Provided Earthquake-Resilient Shelters with Winter Heating in Barmal District, Paktika, Afghanistan. © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production In April 2025,...
“Now I Belong”: refugees in Chad receive national ID numbers
By Simon Pierre Diouf and Mohamed Doumbia Launch of the enrollment operation for the issuance of secure documents to refugees residing in Chad. ©UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune Chad has launched an ambitious new initiative to help refugees better access essential services...
Welcoming the REP Fund’s External Advisory Team
By Pilar Pedrinelli, REP Fund Manager The Refugee Environmental Protection (REP) Fund was established to place displaced communities at the centre of nature restoration and sustainable resource management. By connecting reforestation and clean cooking projects to...
Digital humanitarians: the ITHACA project
By Heather Faulkner “When you depart for Ithaca, may your road be a long one, full of adventure and full of knowledge.” The opening lines of Constantine P. Cavafy’s 1911 poem, “Ithaca”, have served as inspiration to the 11 partner institutions,1 working together since...
Safeguarding refugee rights in business
In a world where over 120 million people have been forced to flee because of violence, conflict, persecution and increasingly climate-related emergencies, businesses have a unique and vital role to play in safeguarding the human rights of forcibly displaced people.
UNHCR’s Engagement in Situations of Internal Displacement: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Internal displacement globally has grown by over 110% in the past decade and is anticipated to double again by 2030. UNHCR commissioned a strategic thematic evaluation of its engagement in internal displacement situations, with the aim of generating evidence to...