Five stories that inspired us in 2024

Meet five refugees and refugee allies whose resiliency and dedication to refugees has inspired us this year.

Syria: UNHCR comment on asylum processing suspension and returns

While thousands of Syrians have already returned home, hundreds of thousands of others are fleeing for their lives inside the country. Both need protection and support.

Statement on Syria by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

After 14 years of conflict, recent developments bring hope that the suffering of the Syrian people may finally end, and that the world’s largest forced displacement crisis can move towards just solutions.

UNHCR warns of devastating spike in risk of gender-based violence for women and girls forced to flee

Across the world, more than 60 million women and girls who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence. 

UNHCR receives record level of early funding to support refugees and displaced people as emergencies escalate

Donor governments pledged a record US$ 1.143 billion today to provide protection, life-saving assistance and solutions to millions of people uprooted by the increasing number of conflicts across the world.

What is happening in Lebanon?

The latest escalation of violence in Lebanon mark the most intense attacks on the country in the last two decades. More than one million people in Lebanon are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.