Emergencies

Winter Emergency

This Winter, harsh temperatures affect millions of vulnerable people across the Middle East, Afghanistan and Ukraine. It is often the most dreaded season for displaced families facing the cold.

News

Seuls en exil

"Seuls en exil" highlights the story of three unaccompanied refugee minors. We have met JP Kalonji, one of the three authors to ask him a few questions.

To the interview

News

Underfunded crises

Throughout a series of three articles, we will have a closer look at the countries UNHCR is most concerned about, given their severe underfunding, starting with the situations in Bangladesh, Chad, Colombia and The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

To the article

News

More than 100 million displaced people in the world.

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the list of people who have gone into exile has grown even longer, reaching the sad milestone of 100 million.

Read the article

Emergency

Ukraine Emergency

Help families forced to flee Ukraine.

Make a donation

Campaign

Aiming Higher

"Aiming Higher" is the name of the UN Refugee Agency's program to give refugees a chance to continue their education after high school. The ambitious program plans to increase refugees’ access to higher education from 3 to 15% by 2030.

Find out more

What we do

UNHCR is present in 137 countries to support people forced to flee conflicts and persecution.

91% of all 18,879 employees of UNHCR are fieldworkers on the frontline to help those forced to flee conflicts and persecution. Beyond emergency relief, UNHCR makes sure to find sustainable solutions for refugees for a better future.

discover our activities

100

million people uprooted worlwide by mid-2022

40%

of uprooted people in the world are children

4.3

million people are stateless

39,300

refugees have been resettled in 2021

Switzerland for UNHCR

Switzerland for UNHCR, a foundation under Swiss law, is UNHCR's national partner in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It was established in 2020 to promote closer ties with the Swiss population, and to mobilize critical funds essential to fulfill UNHCR’s mission.

About us

News

to our latest articles

"GSHC wants to put the spotlight on refugees to show that they exist in Geneva"

On 15 November, the Geneva-Servette Hockey Club won 6 - 2 against HC Biel. The focus of this extraordinary match was on supporting refugees.

In Switzerland

2022-11-22

Millions of displaced people are facing cold every winter

Wherever they are, people forced to flee face an extremely difficult winter season ahead, including displaced Syrians and Iraqis throughout the Middle East, conflict-affected and displaced Afghans; and those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.

Emergency

2022-11-11

Hauser & Wirth to launch ‘’Art for Better’’, an online auction in support of UNHCR

Prestigious contemporary and modern art gallery Hauser & Wirth is launching an online auction to help raise funds for both UNHCR’s Ukraine emergency operations and for the organization’s humanitarian interventions in the world’s most forgotten situations.

In Switzerland

2022-11-04

Underfunded crises: 12 countries in desperate need of support (3/3)

In this final article of a series of three, the countries we will have a closer look at are South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Yemen. Being severely underfunded, they have raised UNHCR’s concerns.

UNHCR

2022-10-26

"Seuls en exil": the story of three unaccompanied refugee minors

On the occasion of the book's official release, we met Kalonji to find out more about the creative process and the importance of dealing with this theme.

In Switzerland

2022-10-20

Underfunded crises: 12 countries in desperate need of support  (2/3)

In this article, the second of a series of three, the countries we get to have a closer look at are Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.

UNHCR

2022-10-13

Underfunded crises: 12 countries in desperate need of support

UNHCR

2022-10-07