We stand with refugees – will you join us?
We believe that every person fleeing conflict and persecution has the right to seek protection and rebuild their lives.
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What we do
Emergencies
Protecting civilians fleeing the world’s most dangerous conflicts.
Ongoing care
Helping refugees access healthcare, education and livelihoods
Returning home
Helping communities return, rebuild and restore hope after conflict
Advocacy
Defending human rights and calling on governments to take action
Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all help protect them.
The long walk to safety
Lazgeen and Maha were just one of thousands of families to again flee conflict in Syria.
Education is Mumina’s ‘passport to the world’
16-year-old Mumina was forced to flee her home in Somalia and now lives in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp.
A day in Aleppo with Yumiko Takashima
Yumiko Takashima is an aid worker who has been with UNHCR for over 20 years.