Burundi needs more support to give returnees and refugees a fresh start

Increased funding is needed to support more than 200,000 Burundian former refugees who have returned home in the last five years, as well as nearly 90,000 refugees hosted in the country.

UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner urges strong international support for Burundian refugees to return, rebuild their lives

Returned refugees break ground at South Sudan farm cooperative

Looking to build a secure future, returning refugees are working alongside local residents to turn a 250-acre plot of bushland into a productive farm.

UNHCR's Grandi sounds alarm as drought grips Horn of Africa

Weary of men's wars, South Sudan's women risk all for peace

Their sons and brothers got caught up in the bush wars roiling the world's youngest country, so the women decided to bring them home.

Somalis abandon their homes in search of food, water and aid as drought deepens

A devastating drought has displaced 1 million Somalis since January 2021, and more people are expected to flee as communities face the prospect of famine.

Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support

UN Refugee Agency issues new legal guidance on protection of Somali refugees

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Somalia