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These aren’t just budget cuts. They’re lifelines being pulled from millions of people forced to flee. This is the real impact of funding cuts. Learn more: bit.ly/4nTGkNh
Each one has a story to tell. Each one deserves to be heard. These passengers have fled the conflict in DR Congo and found safety in neighbouring Burundi. We need your support to keep helping people reach safety.
Nyakuel. Sadio. Awak. Nifasha. Four students. Four big dreams. Their futures were forced to start in a refugee camp in Kenya. But their dreams know no limits.




🚨 Displacement is rising. Funding is falling. Lives are at risk. Please help with a donation: unh.cr/6878b5640
Transforming talent into opportunity and hope into action. UNHCR and @UNmigration launch a “Train-to-Hire” programme to connect skilled refugees - initially in Asia-Pacific - with legal employment opportunities abroad. unhcr.org/news/press-rel…
This flag has traveled with Valentna through war, displacement and countless challenges. It remains a symbol of everything she has fought for: dignity, safety and a future for her children. Swipe to learn about her family’s story of resilience in Ukraine.
Across the globe, funding shortfalls are forcing UNHCR to scale back life-saving support for millions of forcibly displaced people. We asked UNHCR staff in the field: What does this crisis look like from where you stand? Here's what they've told us.
A new Afghan emergency: thousands of Afghans expelled by Iran cross daily into their country — officials and aid agencies are striving to organize and help, but more funding is needed, especially in places where returnees head back to: reintegration will be a big, big challenge!
♟️“If I were a chess piece…”♟️ From queens to pawns, these refugee students in Kakuma know that every move and every person matters. 💭 On #WorldChessDay, they remind us: even small steps can change the game.
Furqan makes bold moves, on and off the chessboard.♟️ The 11-year-old Syrian refugee in Azraq camp in Jordan learned chess from her father and brother. She dreams of becoming an engineer and lives by a simple motto: never give up. #WorldChessDay

Like many others, Nyegai and her family lost everything when their village was submerged by flooding in South Sudan. UNHCR is providing shelter and protection, but the needs are rising fast. Help us support families like Nyegai’s: bit.ly/3TVICif

These aren’t just numbers. These are lives on the line. Refugees around the world are losing access to safety, healthcare, education and more because of brutal funding cuts. Swipe through to meet six people among millions who have been affected.
Today UNHCR launched a report confirming what I have seen in many places with my own eyes. Funding cuts and dramatic levels of displacement have a devastating impact on millions of refugees around the world — with entire regions at risk of instability. unhcr.org/news/briefing-…
Today I briefed the media at @UNGeneva on the findings of our On The Brink report. The headline: 11.6m at risk of losing life-saving aid in 2025. In Chad, over 4,000 survivors of sexual violence can no longer count on the care they were promised. unhcr.org/news/briefing-…
🚨 As global displacement soars, critical aid is vanishing. UNHCR’s @DominiqueHyde urges all donors — governments, institutions, individuals — to step up. The lives of millions are hanging in the balance.
🚨 As global displacement soars, critical aid is vanishing. UNHCR’s @DominiqueHyde urges all donors — governments, institutions, individuals — to step up. The lives of millions are hanging in the balance.