The Promise is a public statement of solidarity, bringing together prominent figures from across society to reaffirm support ...

GENEVA – Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the international refugee protection system and one of the most ...

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of the South Sudanese Olympian and professional basketball player Wenyen Gabriel as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Gabriel is ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 21 July 2026 Also ...

From the ashes of the Second World War came a solemn promise: a promise to protect people forced to flee war, violence, and ...

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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Das Flüchtlingshilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen (UNHCR) hat den südsudanesischen Olympiateilnehmer und Basketballprofi Wenyen ...

New Ipsos survey with UNHCR finds support for refugees resilient despite growing global uncertainties. Many question how refugee protection works in practice. Views diverge across countries and ...

This report presents the findings of UNHCR’s audit of asylum interviews in the UK, based on interview observations, file audits and discussions with Home Office staff undertaken in late 2024 and early ...

UNHCR provides these comments in response to the UK Government’s policy paper ‘Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy’ published in November 2025.

GENEVA – Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim. The world's most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation ...