Total refugees who have fled to Sudan since the start of the conflict surpassed the 400,000 mark by 15 June. Over 155,000 refugees have arrived in 2017 so far.

$34.8 million is urgently needed to address critical WASH gaps in White Nile, South Kordofan and East Darfur compounding health and nutrition issues.

On World Refugee Day, UNHCR Turkey hosted an international photography exhibition Exodus-Déjà Vu in Ankara.

World Refugee Day was marked by UNHCR’s Istanbul office with an organization bringing together refugees and host community in cooperation with partners.

UNHCR marked the World Refugee Day through activities held across Turkey.

On World Refugee Day, new shipwrecks in the Mediterranean are a reminder of the grave dangers that people confront when forced to flee their countries because of war and persecution.

2016 Global Trends report was launched.

Individual Refugee Status Determination processing has commenced in Nduta Camp in Tanzania for some 28,000 Burundian asylum seekers living in the camp. Tanzania has lifted prima facie refugee recognition in January 2017, after which arrival rates dropped significantly. Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC continue to accept Burundians on prima facie basis.

Over 3,500 new arrivals to benefit from the opening of 3 temporary schools, put up to decongest the existing school, in Kalobeyei settlement by UNHCR in collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and partners.

UNHCR calls for broader regional responsibility sharing responses for disembarkation to be developed urgently.