The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Kenya creating an urgent need for timely data and evidence to help monitoring and mitigating the impact of the crisis. The World Bank (WB) is carrying out phone surv...

There are over 2,000 recorded IDP sites hosting 2.6 m displaced people across Somalia. People displaced to these informal sites are living in precarious conditions. The sites are overcrowded, lack dig...

CCCM partners in Somalia play a critical role in administering site­‐level coordination which feeds up to the national level. As a result, it is imperative that CCCM partners are equipped with guidanc...

In an address to UNHCR staff in Geneva to mark World Humanitarian Day, Grandi emphasized the crucial work carried out by thousands of UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, colleagues working in duty stations from...

After fleeing his home for Rwanda, Burundian artist Mike has made a friend for life.

“We want the leaders to know the pain of living in exile and the need for true peace back home,” said the 25-year-old, adding that refugees are the most affected people by the conflict and their input...

With tens of millions of people affected by war, conflict and persecution, the Global Refugee Forum will be an opportunity for countries to take stock of today’s situation and to strengthen the intern...

UNHCR’s annual Global Trends Report shows that nearly 70.8 million people were displaced at the end of 2018. Some 13.6 people were newly displaced during the course of the year.

Uganda currently hosts 1.2 million refugees. They have access to land so they can build a house and grow their own food. Both refugees and the local Ugandan community use firewood for everyday needs l...

“I am very happy to have won today. I am going back to even more intense training when I return to Kenya,” said Lobalu, who is originally from South Sudan. The International Olympic Committee announce...