UNHCR: Historic return of displaced Syrians presents opportunity and urgent challenges
UNHCR: Historic return of displaced Syrians presents opportunity and urgent challenges
Ahmed and his family arrive at the Jdaidet Yabous border crossing on 29 July after returning from Lebanon to Syria en route to their former home in Idleb.
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Sudan Emergency
Intense fighting has broken out in Sudan, with reports of civilians killed and injured in multiple parts of the country.
Prices of food, fuel and other basic goods are reportedly skyrocketing, making critical goods unaffordable for many people. Despite attempts at ceasefires, people are being displaced amid the clashes and are fleeing to neighbouring countries like Chad, South Sudan and Egypt, in urgent need of basic relief items and shelter.
UNHCR teams are on the ground to meet new arrivals and provide life-saving assistance. But as the fighting displaces more people, support is urgently needed to scale up the response.
Sudanese fled to Egypt since the start of the conflict in Sudan, according to the Government of Egypt.
people were forcibly displaced by the conflict in Sudan
“We hope that one day our children can grow up to see the Sudan we once knew.”
— UNHCR Egypt (@UNHCREgypt) November 13, 2025
During her visit to Egypt, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection @RuvenMenik met with Sudanese @Refugees and witnessed firsthand the human cost of the war in #Sudan. pic.twitter.com/wPs2e48whS