Too many more lives lost on the Med. Survivors report having left Sfax in Tunisia on the 17th on a rubber dinghy. After a few hours sailing, the dinghy began to deflate. 6 bodies have been recovered, 40 missing. Survivors are being assisted by UNHCR, IRC + the Italian Red Cross.

Over 50% of the ppl in Rohingya refugee camps are women& girls, facing higher risk of gender-based violence & exploitation. Without access to education, there is no future. We call on the int'l community & thank you for your support. Those girls need your support more than ever

"Since January, Uganda has received 32,000 #refugees from the DRC — a 450% increase from last year." Carol Sparks, Kisoro District, 26–28 March. Urgent needs: → 🚽 More latrines → 👥 More frontline staff → 🏠 Emergency shelter 👉 Donate here: unh.cr/67eb91e00

Thousands of Congolese flee to #Uganda– Africa’s largest refugee host, sheltering 1.8 million refugees. Since Jan, 41,000+ have fled DRC to Uganda. Amid drastic funding cuts, the surge is overwhelming its overstretched, threadbare response capacity ⬇️ unhcr.org/news/briefing-…

Since January, over 41,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩 have sought safety in Uganda 🇺🇬, bringing the total number of Congolese in Uganda to nearly 600,000. Matthew Crentsil, head of UNHCR Uganda, warns that reception centres at the border are overflowing.

Most refugees fleeing violence caused by the warring military in Sudan are women and children. Because of aid cuts we are giving them less food, shelter, water, medicine. I appeal to donors from the Chad/Sudan border: please do not reduce support to the victims of the Sudan war!

#Sudan: Since start of war 2 years ago, almost 13 million were forced to flee, making Sudanese the largest displaced population in Africa. Now, amid worst funding outlook in decades, critical, life-saving aid programmes threatened and refugees at risk: unhcr.org/news/briefing-…

The devastating conflict in #Sudan is entering its third year, still as tragic. So much suffering, so many people displaced, some that I have met who hope to one day return home. But as #peace delays, this hope wanes. It is time for a turning point. unhcr.org/news/briefing-…

I was in Chad. I saw Sudanese refugees arriving, fleeing violence in Darfur. Unless efforts to bring the parties to the Sudan conflict to the negotiating table become serious, the humanitarian crisis will keep growing — as resources to support the response continue to decline.

Onu, Filippo Grandi: «Senza il contributo Usa la cooperazione è al collasso. Nel silenzio del mondo» corriere.it/esteri/25_apri… UNHCR Italia Filippo Grandi in #Sudan la più devastante crisi umanitaria del mondo. #Onu #Africa #Gaza #USA #Ucraina

On my daily walk to the office, I see more and more people absorbed in their phones, missing out on connections with others – and with the world around them, like the budding and flowering of spring here in Switzerland.

Noon briefing today: our guest today will be the Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Mamadou Dian Balde. Live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k…

🇸🇩 SUDAN 🇸🇩 Below is an estimate on how many refugees have been forced to flee Sudan during the 2 years of war between SAF and RSF and how many to each neighboring country. Yes, more than 70,000 have fled to Uganda - which already is hosting about 1.7m refugees. During a

“Sudanese are besieged on all sides – war, widespread abuses, indignity, hunger and other hardships. And they face indifference from the outside world, which for the past two years has shown scant interest in bringing peace” UN Refugees Filippo Grandi ⬇️: unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

26 years in UNHCR and I have rarely seen a crisis of this magnitude. Millions displaced, hunger, horrible stories of rape and sexual abuse, people desperately in search of safety, in search of a future for their children. The people of Sudan deserve our support. #KeepEyesOnSudan

Two years of war in Sudan. 1 in 3 Sudanese displaced. Every day, families flee war, hunger & violence. Hope alone can’t build schools. Solidarity can’t fund clinics. We can't let this become a forgotten crisis. unh.cr/6724ad9f0

May you rest in peace, Pope Francis. You stood up and spoke out — relentlessly — for the poor, the persecuted, the victims of war, the refugees, the migrants. May you continue to give us faith and courage in this brutal world. Pope Francis

The UN Refugee Agency is deeply saddened by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis - a compassionate, courageous and tireless advocate for the rights and dignity of refugees, migrants and the forcibly displaced worldwide. Statement: unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

More than 71,000 fled #DRCongo to #Burundi since Jan. 12,300+ are now hosted at Musenyi refugee site, 5hrs from the border. But funding shortfalls leading to overcrowding, increased disease risks + insufficient aid, straining capacities + raising tensions⬇️unhcr.org/news/briefing-…

How does it feel to go back home after 7 years in an IDP camp ?   “I wish everyone to feel the same joy as I feel today. I have been waiting for this moment for seven years. There is nothing left to fear now. ”   This is what Shahrzad told us as she was leaving Areesha camp in