UNHCR logo
  • Donate
  • Do you need help?
UNHCR logo
  • Search
  • Global (US)
  • Menu

Select a language for our global site

English Français Español عربي
Select a country or regional site
  • Donate
  • Do you need help?
  • Media centre
  • Refworld
  • Data
  • Supply Chain
  • Careers

Share this page:

Facebook icon Twitter icon
  • About Us
    • Figures at a Glance
    • The High Commissioner
    • Who We Help
    • Where We Work
    • History of UNHCR
    • Nansen Refugee Award
    • The 1951 Refugee Convention
    • Governance and Oversight
    • Prominent Supporters
    • Resources for asylum-seekers in the United States
    • Evaluation Service
    • Attorney Resources
  • Emergencies
    • Ukraine emergency
    • Afghanistan emergency
    • Ethiopia Tigray emergency
    • Burundi situation
    • COVID-19 pandemic
    • Central African Republic situation
    • DR Congo emergency
    • Displacement in Central America
    • Nigeria emergency
    • Rohingya emergency
    • Sahel emergency
    • South Sudan emergency
    • Syria emergency
    • Venezuela situation
    • Yemen emergency
  • What We Do
    • The Global Compact on Refugees
    • Tackling sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
    • Advocacy
    • Asylum and Migration
    • Cash-Based Interventions
    • Coordinating Assistance
    • Education
    • Ending Statelessness
    • Environment, Disasters and Climate Change
    • Innovation
    • Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion
    • Protection
    • Public Health
    • Safeguarding Individuals
    • Shelter
    • Solutions
  • News and Stories
    • Media Centre
    • News Releases
    • Newsletter: The Refugee Brief
    • Stories
    • Special Features
    • Announcements
    • This Land is Your Land
  • Our Partners
    • Governments
    • Non-Governmental Organizations
    • Private sector
    • Sport partners
    • UN and International Institutions
    • Additional partnerships
  • Get Involved
    • World Refugee Day
    • Sign up and stay informed
    • Aiming Higher
    • Youth with Refugees Art Contest
    • Model UN Refugee Challenge
Global UNHCR search
Close search
 
  • Home
  • Search

Five things you should know about Afghanistan

Over the past year, parts of Afghanistan have become safer, but the country is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.

15 Aug 2022

UNHCR's Grandi urges more support as Chad confronts multiple crises

With nearly 600,000 refugees and 400,000 internally displaced people, Chad remains a major host country despite facing its own socio-economic, political and security challenges.

16 Jul 2022

Ethiopian families struggle to survive amid record drought

UNHCR is supporting local authorities in the Somali Region of Ethiopia to provide urgent aid to thousands forced to leave in search of water during worst drought for 40 years.

28 Jun 2022

UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought

28 Jun 2022

UNHCR rushes relief supplies, humanitarian staff to Afghanistan's earthquake-hit regions

24 Jun 2022

UNHCR deeply saddened at loss of life and destruction from Afghanistan earthquake

22 Jun 2022

UNHCR raises alarm over Mozambique's "invisible" crisis as climate shocks worsen displacement

10 May 2022

UNHCR's Grandi meets Cameroonians displaced by conflict over scarce resources

After water scarcity driven by climate change sparked deadly clashes in Cameroon's Far North, UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for reconciliation and more help for those affected.

1 May 2022

UN Refugee Agency appeals for urgent action amid soaring deaths at sea

29 Apr 2022
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • »
  • Next
  • About Us
  • Emergencies
  • What We Do
  • News and Stories
  • Our Partners
  • Get Involved

© UNHCR 2001-2022

  • Media centre
  • Careers
  • Refworld
  • Contact us
  • Privacy policy
  • Data
  • Report misconduct or abuse
  • Terms & conditions of use
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Sign up for email updates

  • Follow: