Refugee Status Determination, or RSD, is the legal or administrative process by which governments or UNHCR determine whether a person seeking international protection is considered a refugee under ...

Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.

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Lors d'une visite en Syrie et dans les pays voisins, le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés s'est entretenu avec des familles de retour chez elles et a affirmé qu'un soutien accru est ...

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 ...

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On a visit to Syria and its neighbours, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi meets families heading home and says more support is vital to ensure returns are a success. More than 235,000 ...

This article was published in June 2022 and describes the change from using the legacy developed and developing regions categorization to the World Bank's income groups. For more recent updates please ...

Refugees are in extremely vulnerable circumstances, lacking the protection of their own countries and facing immense challenges to their safety and well-being. The 1951 Refugee Convention, ...

Am Montag schloss UN-Flüchtlingshochkommissar Filippo Grandi seinen Besuch in Syrien mit einem eindringlichen Appell an die internationale Gemeinschaft ab. Er rief dazu auf, den Syrerinnen und Syrern ...

Laut dem kürzlich veröffentlichte UNHCR-Bericht „2024 Impact Report: Response to New Emergencies and Protracted Crises“ (auf Deutsch etwa „Wirkungsbericht 2024. Hilfsmaßnahmen in neuen und langandauer ...

UNHCR, das Flüchtlingshilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen, ist wegen neuer Gewalt zutiefst besorgt um den Schutz von Zivilisten und Binnenvertriebenen im Osten der DR Kongo. Die Konflikte in den Provinze ...