Close sites icon close
Search form

Search for the country site.

Country profile

Country website

UNHCR: Displaced civilians fleeing Sudan’s Darfur, Kordofan regions navigate serious violations, deadly routes

Press releases

UNHCR: Displaced civilians fleeing Sudan’s Darfur, Kordofan regions navigate serious violations, deadly routes

People who recently fled fighting in El Fasher and surrounding areas wait for assistance in Tawila, in Sudan's North Darfur State.

People who recently fled fighting in El Fasher and surrounding areas wait for assistance in Tawila, in Sudan's North Darfur State.

UNHCR helps to save lives and build better futures for the millions of people forced to flee their homes.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home.

Since 1950, we have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital protection and assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.

We help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.

UNHCR: Displaced civilians fleeing Sudan’s Darfur, Kordofan regions navigate serious violations, deadly routes

Woman stands alone on seashore, with mountains in background.
PHOTO SERIES
Great British Welcome
A Great British Welcome tells the story of how communities across the UK welcome people who have been forced to flee their homes. The series highlights how refugees are rebuilding their lives and contributing to their new communities.

Stories are told by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and photographed by Andrew Testa.
Left
show-icon
Media header style
Full width small

Key facts and figures

117.3 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced.

at the end of 2023 as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.

White
75 per cent – are hosted by low- and middle-income countries.
White

Latest from X

Need help?

Find information and services for refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons

Services for refugees

Refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan are preparing for winter fastly approaching. 
A young girl wrapped in a thermal blanket is carried by her father.
Our primary purpose at UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of people who have been forced to flee and those denied a nationality.
Icon of an email
Subscribe to our newsletter and become part of a global community that cares about the protection and well-being of refugees.
MADE51 crafted by refugees logo
Browse the MADE51 shop for beautiful hand-made pieces produced by refugees.