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With refugee resettlement at a record low in 2020, UNHCR calls on States to offer places and save lives

Over 100,000 displaced by resurgence of violence in Sudan's Darfur region

Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries

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Climate change and conflict pursue displaced Burkinabes

In Burkina Faso, the displaced struggle to find a refuge from violence and the effects of global heating.

News and StoriesStories25 Jan 2021

Sahel internal displacement tops 2 million as violence surges

Grim milestone reached in world's fastest-growing displacement crisis as fighting uproots 11,400 within Burkina Faso.

News and StoriesNews22 Jan 2021

Assistance slowly returns to refugee camps in southern Tigray

UNHCR regains access to Adi Harush and Mai Aini camps while two other camps for Eritrean refugees remain cut off by the ongoing insecurity.

News and StoriesStories21 Jan 2021

'All I want is a doctor for my brother and a school for me'

More than 2,200 asylum seekers and refugees have now been relocated from reception centres on Greek islands and elsewhere in Greece to other European countries.

News and StoriesStories20 Jan 2021

'A whole new world has opened in front of me'

For 50,000 formerly stateless people in Uzbekistan, citizenship will unlock the door to foreign travel, the right to vote and allow them a new-found dignity.

News and StoriesStories20 Jan 2021

Thousands of Central Africans seek refuge in Cameroon

A resurgence of violence in the Central African Republic has driven 5,000 Central Africans to seek safety across the border in Cameroon.

News and StoriesNews19 Jan 2021

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Young artists drew a world where kindness defeats COVID-19 – We animated it

UNHCR asked youth to draw in solidarity with refugees amid the pandemic. We received 2,000 drawings from 100 countries, chose seven and brought them to life.

News and StoriesStories22 Jul 2020

As coronavirus spreads, refugee doctors want to join the fight

Trained medics working as cashiers and wait staff want their qualifications recognized so they can save lives in the pandemic.

News and StoriesStories18 May 2020

Venezuelan counsellors offer fellow refugees 'psychological first aid'

In Peru, Venezuelan mental health professionals are reaching out to the diaspora with remote sessions to help them cope in the coronavirus pandemic.

News and StoriesStories14 May 2020
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