UNHCR

At least 144 refugees dead or missing off coast of Mauritania, UN agency says

The toll comes after three rescue operations in Mauritania between July 14-18, the UN agency said, calling for more access to education and labor opportunities to create sea crossing alternatives.

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Illustrative: People gather around a boat carrying newly-arrived Rohingya refugees, after authorities prevented the refugees from disembarking and ordered them to remain on board the vessel, at Leuge Beach in Indonesia's Aceh province on January 29, 2025.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.

Diplomatic efforts seek to avert Trump split with UN refugee agency, sources say

The sources said that the agency had informed supporters that it could be placed on a US blacklist, ending funding, and that Washington could also withdraw from its governing Executive Committee.

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Aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2026.

Two Ebola-related deaths confirmed in eastern Congo displacement camp - UN refugee agency

The two victims were internally displaced people living in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000 refugees, UNHCR said in the report published on Thursday.

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A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people

"Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.

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U.N. report: Less than half of refugee children enrolled in school

Only 61 percent of refugee children attend primary school, compared to more than 90 percent of all children.

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Children play outside their temporary shelters at the Harsham refugee camp.