UNHCR says fewer people displaced worldwide in 2025 but long-term refugee crisis persists reut.rs/4v5Ya32 reut.rs/4v5Ya32

[ON AIR] The number of people displaced by conflict and persecution worldwide declined in 2025 for the first time in a decade, according to the latest the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR Global Trends Report. While millions of refugees and internally displaced people were able to return home last year, the UN warns that many continue to face insecurity, damaged infrastructure and limited access to basic services. The report also highlights the growing humanitarian challenges facing children and families affected by displacement. To unpack these findings and their implications, @Lulu_Gaboo is joined by Eujin Byun, UNHCR Global Spokesperson. #AfricaUpdate #UNHCR #Refugees #Insecurity

At least 117.8 million people, or one in 70 individuals worldwide, remain forcibly displaced, according to a report released by UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). aje.news/vm7fzb

The drama of migration must serve as an appeal to the conscience of the nations of origin of the migrants, which must establish conditions for peace, justice and development. It is also an appeal to the conscience of the transit nations, which are called to protect the vulnerable and not leave them in the hands of criminal networks. It is likewise an appeal to the conscience of Europe, which cannot claim to uphold human dignity while growing accustomed to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic becoming unmarked graves, as well as that of the international community, which is called to effective and persevering cooperation. #ApostolicJourney vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…

Every boat that arrives brings a question along with the migrants: what kind of world have we built, if so many brothers and sisters must risk death to seek life? Human dignity demands legal and safe pathways, rescue and assistance, real cooperation against traffickers, effective protection for victims, serious processes of reception and integration, and policies that allow every person to live with dignity in their own land. We cannot grow accustomed to counting the dead. Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border. #ApostolicJourney

While there is a right to seek refuge when life is threatened, there is also the right not to have to migrate: the right to remain in one’s own home without hunger, war, persecution, violence, the land becoming uninhabitable, corruption stealing the bread from the poor, or weapons destroying the future of children. #ApostolicJourney

Around 500,000 refugees have returned to Syria 🇸🇾 since the start of the year from wartorn Lebanon, says @Refugees chief @BarhamSalih. Check out the agency’s new #GlobalTrends report for more details ➡️ unhcr.org

Refugee numbers declined in 2025, but the story behind the figures matters. Most refugees want to go home, but it must be voluntary, safe and with dignity. For every person forced to flee… Protection matters. Solutions matter.

With 7 in 10 refugees living in long-term displacement, UNHCR chief calls for renewed push for solutions unhcr.org/news/press-release…

A grave protection crisis is unfolding in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei State. Months of fighting and insecurity have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. This senseless violence must end.

Containing #Ebola depends on political commitment, sustained financing, and the trust and engagement of communities. @AfricaCDC and @WHO have launched a Continental Preparedness and Response Plan that is estimated at US$518 million for June-November 2026, with partners including @UNICEF, @Refugees, @WFP, @ifrc and @FINDdx: bit.ly/4dSTeZ5

A grave protection crisis is unfolding in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei State. Months of violence and instability have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. With shelter, healthcare and clean water in short supply, needs are soaring.

In Akobo #SouthSudan I saw the devastation of a conflict displacing tens of thousands of people. Nyanhial fled to Ethiopia & returned to a home in ruins w/nothing left. She wants to rebuild, but like so many others, is in urgent need of support, services & most importantly peace.

Renewed insecurity and rising displacement in South Sudan’s Jonglei put thousands at grave risk, UNHCR warns More information 🔽 unhcr.org/news/briefing-note…

UNHCR: Refugees in Eastern and Southern Africa remain in exile for nearly 16 years unhcr.org/news/press-release…

Some Happy News: UNHCR welcomes Thailand 🇹🇭 move to issue identification cards to refugees who have lived in temporary shelters for decades unhcr.org/th/en/unhcr-welcom…

UNHCR: Despite announced ceasefire, more people are forced to flee their homes in Lebanon Learn more: unhcr.org/news/briefing-note…

UNHCR: The Middle East crisis has generated far-reaching ripple effects well beyond the region, with growing consequences for global humanitarian supply chains and the delivery of aid. Learn more: unhcr.org/news/briefing-note…

2025 was the deadliest year on record for Rohingya fleeing persecution by sea. Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees died or went missing in the attempt, according to the UN refugee agency (@Refugees).

Attacks against aid convoys when humanitarians are trying the impossible to reach people in desperate need in #Sudan are beyond unacceptable & a clear violation of international humanitarian law. Humanitarians and their services should never be a target. #NotATarget