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🚨 Extreme weather is colliding with conflict—forcing people to flee again and again.

A new @unhcr.org report reveals how floods, droughts, and deadly heat are undermining recovery, increasing humanitarian needs and amplifying the risks of repeated displacement. #COP30
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Extreme weather can wreak unbelievable havoc.
Nobody knows this better than those forced to flee.
#COP30 must deliver solutions for those hardest hit.
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Over 42,000 refugees in West and Central Africa have returned home voluntarily in 2025.

Total returns since 2021 is now more than 272,000 people.

Most are returning to Nigeria and the Central African Republic, offering hope after years of displacement.
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Violence in El Fasher, Sudan, has forced thousands to flee.

Many have found refuge in Tawila and are now living in makeshift shelters.

Support displaced families. Donate today: unh.cr/6448ccc04
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Afghanistan has been hit by another powerful earthquake. 🚨

The new quake struck just two months after the previous deadly one. Please, donate today if you can and be a lifeline for families in crisis. unh.cr/ytA4Jp
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
After escaping brutal fighting, families in Sudan are now running out of time.

Children are hungry, parents are desperate, and communities are cut off from aid.

They need protection, safety and humanitarian access. Now, not later.
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Humanitarian workers must be allowed to reach people in urgent need across Sudan.

Civilians must never be targeted. Aid convoys must never be blocked.

Respect for international humanitarian law is an obligation, not an option.
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Hurricane Melissa has devastated communities across the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and beyond bringing flooding, storm surge and winds.

We've distributed relief items to families in the Dominican Republic and stand ready to assist further.
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
🚨 UNHCR is deeply concerned as escalating, brutal violence in El Fasher (North Darfur) forces thousands to flee, while many remain trapped with few options.

Families are caught in the city after months of siege and continuous fighting.
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It’s been over two years since the war broke out in Sudan and created one of the worst humanitarian and displacement crises in the world.

The needs are as urgent today as ever.

The world must #KeepEyesOnSudan.
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
UNHCR is appalled and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of around 80 lives at sea off North Africa's coast in recent days. unh.cr/6StPs7
News comment: This week’s tragic Med shipwrecks show need for concerted action | UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appalled and deeply saddened by the avoidable and tragic loss of life at sea of some 80 people, among them refugees, in several incidents off North Africa in recent da...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🚨 Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Four UN agencies are calling for urgent international action.

Over 30 million people need help.

The world cannot look away.
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Pulse check. (Literally)

Marianny is going to be a doctor. If she gets the support she needs. As a Venezuelan forced to leave her country, it won’t be an easy road, but she’s well on her way.
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The cost of funding cuts is measured in lives lost.

This heartbreaking reminder comes from a UNHCR nutrition expert.
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
On this International Day of #RuralWomen, we celebrate women who feed families, rebuild communities and grow hope after displacement.

When rural women rise, the world grows stronger.
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
That moment when you witness more than 160 Syrian refugees gathered at dawn in northern Lebanon, preparing to return to Syria.
October 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Do not forget about the Sahel.

About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries.

That’s 2/3 more than five years ago.
October 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Mental health is a community effort.

#WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s adoption of a new national policy on migration, asylum and statelessness — a landmark step to safeguard the rights of displaced and stateless people and strengthen inclusion across the country.
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Daily atrocities.
Record displacement.
But we are not powerless.
Solutions are within reach. But everyone needs to hold up their end of the bargain.

High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org gave this rallying cry as he opened his final #ExCom.
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Violence flares again in northern Mozambique.

In just one week, nearly 22,000 people were forced to flee as the eight-year conflict intensifies. UNHCR is deeply concerned by the rapid rise in displacement.
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
One meal at a time.
One family at a time.
One refugee at a time.

High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org on why humanitarian diplomacy matters as he opens UNHCR #ExCom for the final time: www.unhcr.org/news/speeche...
October 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sameer Al-Doumy fled his besieged city in Syria in 2017 after years of documenting life under fire.

In France, he rebuilt his life and became an award-winning photojournalist. Through his lens, he tells stories shaped by his own journey with dignity and empathy.
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"We must do more."

High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org’s powerful words on the plight of the Rohingya and what we must do to chart a new way forward. #UNGA
September 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One million Syrians have now returned home from neighbouring countries.

A milestone of hope—yet millions remain displaced and urgent support is needed to make returns sustainable.
September 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM