Not every emergency gets the attention it deserves. Or the funding. Our new report shines a spotlight on the most forgotten emergencies of 2021, and shows the gap between what refugees need and how much UNHCR can currently provide.
Millions of Iraqis have been forced to flee their homes after decades of conflict. Now, many refugees, returnees and internally displaced people are facing a bitterly cold winter in substandard shelters.
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As with the Iraq emergency, winter is a big concern with displaced Syrians and refugees alike. With global gas shortages, providing warmth is our top concern. Read more →
Brutal conflict in South Sudan has claimed thousands of lives and driven nearly four million people – mostly women and children – from their homes. Read more →
An estimated 5 million people fled the DRC between 2017 and 2019, and while many have now returned, they still face widespread human rights violations. Read more →
The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin has caused widespread sexual and gender-based violence, forced recruitment and suicide bombings. Read more →
Drought and other natural hazards have compounded how difficult life in Somalia is after two and a half decades of armed conflict in the country.
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Since 2017, The Rohingya have been forced to leave Myanmar at a staggering rate. Many of the 742,000 refugees are now residing in flood-prone Bangladesh. Read more →
Around 5.4 million people have escaped violence, insecurity and threats as well as lack of food, medicine and essential services in Venezuela. Read more →
After violent political unrest, the people of Burundi are facing a humanitarian crisis marked by economic decline, extreme food insecurity and a disease outbreak. Read more →
The good news is: no situation is irreversible.
This was clearly shown recently by the surge of funding pledged towards our Afghanistan appeal from supporters like you, which lifted it out of the list of the 10 most underfunded emergencies.
If you’d like to change these statistics, you can help by either clicking on an emergency above and supporting a specific response, or by giving a general donation to UNHCR to be used wherever it is needed most.
