Barham Salih

Refugees now play in the 2026 World Cup, sharing stories of war and displacement.

Haiti opened its first State-supported safe house for sexual violence survivors as gang violence surged 163 percent in 2025, affecting thousands of women and girls amid escalating insecurity spreading nationwide.

Refugee numbers dropped slightly in 2025, but many returned home to face turmoil and insecurity.

The UN reports 118 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution in 2025, a decline from the previous year.

The UN refugee agency UNHCR will cut additional jobs due to a 15% funding decline to $3 billion in 2026, forcing contract terminations for hundreds of staff despite mounting global displacement crises in Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond.

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries, UN warns

Nigeria ranks among ten conflict-affected nations where 266 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2025, nearly doubling 2016 figures and representing two-thirds of global hunger cases, with children severely malnourished and funding declining.

Sudan's war has triggered the world's largest displacement crisis, forcing over 14 million people to flee their homes.

Barham Salih, former Iraqi president, chosen to lead U.N. High Commission for Refugees

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 deaths reported.

Global displacement decreased by 5.4 million to 117.8 million people in 2025, the first drop in a decade, according to the UN refugee agency.

UNHCR: Global refugee displacement declines for first time in 10 years

The UN refugee agency reported that global displacement fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, though 41.6 million people remain displaced; 14.7 million returned home, yet face dangerous conditions and insecurity.

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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 conflict-hit countries

Sudan's 2023 conflict has displaced 9.3 million people and created a major hunger crisis, prompting UN officials to document severe humanitarian gaps in settlements, sexual violence support, and disability aid while Chad demonstrates solidarity by hosting over 900,000 Sudanese refugees despite economic strain.

UNHCR calls for greater support for 42 million refugees on World Refugee Day.

UN warns that despite a 3% decrease to 41.6 million refugees globally, 5.4 million new asylum seekers emerged in 2025 due to conflict and persecution, with 70% living in prolonged exile and poverty amid worsening displacement crises.

With 7 in 10 refugees living in long-term displacement, UNHCR chief calls for renewed push for solutions

Global displacement fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade to 5.4 million people.

Sudan's three-year war has displaced over 14 million people, triggering the world's largest displacement crisis.

Conflict-affected nations host two-thirds of the world's hungry population, revealing how warfare devastates food security and exacerbates humanitarian crises across ten countries, underscoring the severe interconnection between violence and malnutrition globally.

Iraq nears government formation breakthrough after presidential appointment.

The UAE has assured the UN and global partners of its resilience. It will continue humanitarian support amid Iranian aggression.