"REFUGEE PROTECTION"

A study last year estimated that 12 per cent of the almost 1 million Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar District are living with disabilities. UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent support for families forced to flee as they head into a grim winter. Refugees and others displaced are struggling intensely, with freezing weather set to exacerbate already harsh conditions. UNHCR

The High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on a five-day visit to Kenya and Somalia toured projects in northern Kenya and met with Somali asylum-seekers who crossed the border to escape a catastrophic drought at home. UNHCR

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urges more donor support for solutions and praises progress in refugee protection in Tanzania. UNHCR

The Head of the United Nations migration agency said it was “crucial” to ensure that people fleeing Ukraine “have access to adequate support and services, and to facilitate their full inclusion in educational and health systems, into the labour market, provide language opportunities, social housing and other needed support.” UNIFEED

Peacebuilding, 'a bargain' and 'proven investment', UN chief tells Member States.

By 23 March, more than 10 million people had been forced to flee their homes due to war in Ukraine, many displaced inside the country and more than 3.5 million as refugees abroad. Within three weeks, more than two million refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Poland. UNHCR

General Assembly adopts text recognizing scale of humanitarian woes arising from Russian Federation’s Ukraine offensive as unseen in many decades.

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it estimates that over 44,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Italy since last Saturday. UNHCR

In Lebanon, refugees and host communities are struggling to cope with the low temperatures, heavy snow, and fast winds, in addition to the impact ongoing severe economic crisis that has pushed most families to the brink. UNHCR