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On April 15, 84 residents from the Areesha camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in northeast Syria began their journey home after more than seven years, assisted by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Among them was Shahrzad and her two daughters, aged 7 and 8, who were excited to reunite with their father in Al Mayadin, after he spent two months in Damascus for medical treatment. Shahrzad expressed her long-awaited joy, having fled a military offensive in 2017. Her youngest daughter was born in the camp, and both children have no memories of their parents' hometown. While UNHCR plans to support the return of about 3.5 million Syrian refugees and IDPs by 2025, their efforts face significant obstacles due to drastic cuts to global humanitarian funding, resulting in job reductions and the closure of community centers in Syria.
With support, Sudanese refugees in Birao, Central African Republic, are finding stability through food aid, farming, and education after fleeing conflict.
In the heart of Ma’rib’s displacement camps, a football tournament organized by International Organization for Migration offers youth like Basheer a rare sense of connection, purpose, and hope amid hardship.
The conflict in Sudan, which started in April 2023, has caused the world's largest displacement crisis. More than 11.5 million people have been displaced within the country, and an additional 3.5 million have fled across borders, including an estimated 930,000 people who have crossed into Chad. The ongoing war threatens to engulf the country and the region, unless a diplomatic way forward can be found. On 15 April 2025, global leaders are meeting in London at a high-level conference to address the escalating humanitarian needs. Find out more on the latest developments in the Sudan crisis.
Tantine Moba's once vibrant eyes now stare vacantly as her husband stirs a small pot over a modest fire outside their hut. The family's meal consists of a simple stew made from cassava leaves and a sliver of salted fish. Their children sit on the ground, learning alongside other displaced kids, soon to clamor for their share of the meal. At 38, Tantine, a mother of seven, laments, “This stew has neither salt nor oil. We are living a difficult life; we have nothing.” Since being forced to flee their village in August 2022 after a brutal attack, her life has been marked by hardship. Despite recovering from abdominal surgery, she endured a long and painful journey that worsened her infection, leaving her wound still open and her psychological scars deeply present after two years.
The lack of available funds and deep uncertainty over the level of donor contributions this year has forced the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) to suspend all medical treatment for refugees in Egypt except emergency life-saving procedures. The suspensions include cancer surgery, chemotherapy, heart surgery and medication for chronic diseases. Among the worst affected will be the over 1.5 million Sudanese in Egypt, escaping what is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. At present, UNHCR is prioritizing critical life-saving activities and helping the most vulnerable groups, including unaccompanied children and survivors of sexual violence and torture. Yet without an urgent increase in funding, even these programmes are under threat.
Seven years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled horrific violence and persecution in Myanmar, refugee children and their families are still living in the sprawling, overcrowded camps. With little to no opportunity to earn a livelihood, families living in the camps rely almost entirely on humanitarian assistance. As a result, Rohingya living in the camps have limited access to diverse and nutrient-rich foods. A combination of an unusually long monsoon season in 2024, further displacement, intermittent reductions in food rations, and now a global aid funding crisis have contributed to a deepening malnutrition crisis that saw a 27 per cent spike in severe acute malnutrition cases in February 2025 compared with a year earlier.
Sana Khaled’s family, displaced for six years, returns home amid challenges faced by over 7.4 million displaced Syrians, highlighting the urgent need for international support.
Today, over 60 million women and girls worldwide are either forcibly displaced or stateless. Many have fled from conflict, violence, and human rights abuses, yet they continue to live on the frontlines of crises, often separated from loved ones and exposed to greater risks of poverty, exploitation, and further violence. These women face significant obstacles as they strive to continue their education, secure employment, and access healthcare and other essential services. However, it’s important to recognize that they are more than just refugees or survivors of displacement; they are mothers, students, business owners, leaders, and skilled professionals. Given the opportunity, their knowledge and lived experiences can contribute valuable solutions to their communities. The UN Refugy Agency (UNHCR) is committed to ensuring that the voices of displaced women are included in decision-making processes that affect their lives.
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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, nearly 11 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes and are now either displaced within their own country or living as refugees abroad. Of those displaced within Ukraine, more than half are women and a quarter are children. Despite all the death and destruction, a recent UNHCR survey found that 61 per cent of Ukrainian refugees and 73 per cent of displaced people want to return home one day. Since the start of the war, UNHCR has delivered over 410,000 emergency shelter kits and materials in the immediate aftermath of attacks, provided psychosocial support to around 300,000 affected people, and repaired more than 37,000 war-damaged homes. In 2025, the United Nations is appealing for $3.83 billion to fund the ongoing humanitarian and refugee responses.
Celestin Mbaruku, a refugee tailor in Kenya, overcame the lack of formal certification through ILO’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program, opening new career opportunities.
UN agencies are providing crucial support to millions of refugees worldwide as displacement reaches record levels. With over 110 million people forcibly displaced—including more than 59 million refugees and stateless individuals—UNHCR and UNRWA are leading humanitarian efforts in 135 countries. They offer essential aid like shelter, healthcare, education, and protection. Despite challenging conditions, UN field teams are on the ground, making sure refugees get the help they need while the global community works toward lasting solutions. The UN remains dedicated to protecting human rights.
As cold winter weather arrives, the UN Refugee Agency, is working to protect the forcibly displaced with shelter, clothes, fuel and food. At this time of the year, your donations can make all the difference.