UNHCR

UN rights chief says civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting in Yemen

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said his office has documented the killing of 32 civilians, including 15 children and 3 women, since August in fighting.

Rawya Hassan, a mother of seven, sits with her children outside their hut at the al-Bireen camp for displaced people who fled fighting between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government in Taiz province, Yemen, September 17, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: Tressa Rae Finerty, Charge d'Affaires for the US Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, leaves the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

Standoff with Trump administration sidelines UN refugee agency deputy, sources say

Women use donkeys to transport water jerrycans to the al-Bireen camp for displaced people who fled fighting between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government in Taiz province, Yemen, September 17, 2026.

Yemen conflict displaces 112,000 people inside country, thousands flee to Djibouti, UN agency says

Staff walk towards a boat carrying refugees from Yemen, fleeing clashes between Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, after arriving in Djibouti, September 12, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a video.

Over 100,000 displaced by Houthis as escalation with Saudi-backed Yemeni government continues


Chained, beaten, starved: Idit Ohel appeals to UN Human Rights Council for release of her son

Earlier on Wednesday, family members of Nimrod Cohen, Omri Miran, and Elkana Bohbot met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Idit Ohel pleads for her sons release at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, filled to capacity by protestors marking Alon's 24th birthday - his second in Hamas captivity - in the shadow of the potential collapse of the hostage deal, and calling on the government to keep the deal alive.

Now is a unique opportunity for UNRWA to change, Israel should take it - opinion

The problems with UNRWA are not a new revelation: Even before the war, laws were proposed to limit it, and these are proceeding through the legislative channels.

 JORDAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Ayman Safadi (right) meets with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, in Amman, last week. In 1949, when Israel supported the establishment of UNRWA, it was supposed to fulfill its goal and disband.

Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting

Since they swept back into power, most girls have been barred from high school and women from universities.

 Taliban members on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, Aug. 15, 2023

Israel must be kicked out of international bodies, Palestinian Authority tells UNHRC

PA FM Maliki accused Israel of “genocide” against Palestinians due to its war in Gaza, charging that it enjoyed immunity for its “crimes against humanity” because the US protected it.

 Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Riyad Al-Maliki attends a UN side event during an event commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, December 12, 2023.

UNRWA’s time is up – let’s shut it down - opinion

The UNHCR will do better work for Palestinians in Gaza than UNRWA previously has.

 PALESTINIAN WOMEN take part in a protest against the suspension of UNRWA funding by some Western states, in front of UNRWA’s building in Beirut, last week. The dislocation of Arabs from Palestine could have been quickly solved by the UNHCR, the writer argues.

UNRWA complicit in indoctrinating Gazans with antisemitism - opinion

At this point, UNRWA is just as problematic as Hamas in Gaza, and it is the only organization in the world not held accountable for these actions.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

More than $2.2 billion promised for global refugee crisis at UN forum

"This forum is helping to stem the tide of misery," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in closing remarks, after citing humanitarian crises in Myanmar, Yemen, Somalia and Gaza.

Civilians who fled the war-torn Sudan following the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrive at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit centre in Renk, South Sudan, May 1, 2023.

UN refugee chief: Gaza refugee crisis must be prevented

UN Refugee Chief warns that an Israeli assault on Rafah could trigger a refugee crisis, making Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution impossible. Global condemnation mounts as tensions escalate.

 Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees attends People on the Move Side Event during Geneva Conference on Afghanistan. (27/11/2018)

'Genocide' panel is another UN failure - editorial

The international community must be aware of the implications of such actions, and recognize that a fair and balanced approach is essential for fostering lasting peace in the region

The results of a vote to adopt a draft resolution are shown on a display during an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, October 27, 2023

Pakistan's decision to expel illegal Afghan refugees draws backlash

“The repatriation of refugees should be done voluntarily and without any pressure or violence,” UNHCR says. 

 A boy plays with a tyre on an a street in an Afghan refugee camp in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2017.