Supermodel Alek Wek has actively supported UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 2011 and was appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in 2013.

Self-Study Module 1: An Introduction to International Protection: Protecting Persons of Concern to UNHCR ...

UNHCR provides protection and material assistance to its populations of concern, often in emergency situations. UNHCR invites all potential suppliers, particularly manufacturers, to apply to supply ...

A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this week’s ruling of the UN Human Rights Committee in the case of Teitiota v. New Zealand. While the claim to protection by Mr. Teitiota was denied on grounds ...

An audit of the UK’s Further Submissions procedures and decision-making, and recommendations for change.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE – Today, by adopting the Chile Declaration and Plan of Action, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have renewed their commitment to solidarity, protection and sustainable ...

BANGKOK — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are appealing to Pakistan to continue its protection of all vulnerable Afghans who have sought safety in the country and could ...

UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection No. 12 on claims for refugee status related to situations of armed conflict and violence under Article 1A (2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol ...

The British Red Cross and UNHCR report At risk: exploitation and the UK asylum system finds that people seeking asylum in the UK are at risk of exploitation and have been exploited in the UK. When ...

GENEVA/PANAMA CITY – Despite efforts by host countries to regularize and integrate refugees and migrants from Venezuela, more than 4 million people still face difficulties accessing food, shelter, ...

Torrential rains across the East and Horn of Africa have washed away homes, leaving thousands of people displaced. When flooding occurs, it is often refugees and other displaced people who are among ...