Five years after Taliban rule, Afghan girls face education bans while women lack income opportunities; Myanmar floods threaten 32,000 people already facing hunger crisis; Syria sees three million returnees since December 2024 needing international reconstruction support.
The Trump administration considered withdrawing U.S. support from the U.N. refugee agency, which protects millions of displaced persons globally, amid disputes over leadership appointments and funding priorities, though a decision has been delayed.
The UN refugee chief warns the world cannot afford to ignore Afghans' plight amid rising radicalization and security threats.
42 Pakistani Troops Killed as Army Blames Afghan Taliban for Militant Support
Afghanistan faces one of the world's largest displacement crises due to poverty, drought, and earthquakes.
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
UN refugee chief Barham Salih will visit Mexico in September to discuss asylum processes.
Pakistan ordered immediate detention and mass deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees, forcing nearly two million out since 2023 and exacerbating a regional humanitarian crisis affecting millions across Afghanistan.
Ignoring Afghanistan Risks Renewed Instability, Say UN Officials
UN officials urged Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent instability, citing drug production down 95% and risks of extremism, refugees, and criminal activity spreading beyond borders.
Afghanistan among the world’s largest displacement crises
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.
With 7 in 10 refugees living in long-term displacement, UNHCR chief calls for renewed push for solutions
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.
Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie appeal for refugee protections as the UN convention turns 75.
UN Secretary-General Appoints New Envoy For Afghanistan
Taliban Agriculture Minister Meets Indian Deputy Foreign Minister in New Delhi
Senior UN Official: Assistance to the People of Afghanistan Will Continue
UN High Commissioner Barham Salih and UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo visited Kabul to address Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, where 22 million people need assistance amid worsening Taliban restrictions and mass returns from Pakistan and Iran.
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.
UNHCR: Global refugee displacement declines for first time in 10 years
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.