Local integration is a complex and gradual process with legal, economic, social and cultural dimensions. It imposes considerable demands on both the individual and the receiving society. In many cases ...

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting Mexico to strengthen and expand its asylum procedures, amid a sharp increase in the number of people seeking asylum in the country. In the first quarter of ...

As violence in the north east of Nigeria is escalating, the UN Refugee Agency and its partners are calling for more funding to help the more than 75,000 people who have fled to Cameroon, Chad and ...

Working with UNHCR since 2013, the Big Heart Foundation has helped 830,000 people who have been forced to flee violence and persecution.

Ashwaq skips cheerfully past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Mosul’s Old City, holding her father’s hand as he shows her the streets their family have called home for generations. After years of ...

The Local Committee on Contracts shall, in respect of all contracts negotiated and/or awarded by UNHCR in relation to the purchase, rental or sale of goods and services, review and advise the ...

Refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people continue to face complex challenges in many parts of Europe. UNHCR works with the European Union (EU) advocating for better protection within the region ...

Jean-Pierre Rondossi gestures across the Ubangi River towards the other bank, pointing to where his home and his heart lie. A 10-minute canoe ride away are the charred ruins of the village of Wapale, ...

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