UNHCR

Afghan women [Getty]
Afghanistan
World
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UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan

The probe comes amid widespread repression in Afghanistan, particularly against women and girls, who have been subject to a number of restrictive measures.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 October, 2025
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi gives an interview with reporters in Damascus
Sudan
MENA
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In Sudan, 'never again' has proved untrue: UNHCR chief

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 September, 2025
Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Syrian refugees
MENA
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UNHCR ending healthcare coverage for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2025
Egypt's Red Crescent volunteers distribute water and aid to passengers fleeing war-torn Sudan as they arrive at Qastal land port crossing between Egypt and Sudan on 13 May 2023. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
Live Story

Sudanese refugees in Egypt at risk after drop in UNHCR funding

Amr Emam
03 April, 2025
South Sudan refugees
Egypt
MENA
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UNHCR suspends aid to refugees in Egypt over lack of funding

The New Arab Staff
26 March, 2025
Sudanese soldiers manning a check point stop a tuk-tuk driver at the entrance of Wad Madani
Sudan
MENA
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UN appeals for $6 bn for Sudan crisis aid in 2025

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 February, 2025
UN High Comissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
UNHCR
MENA
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Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, UN refugee chief says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2025
Turkish soldiers distribute bagels to refugees waiting at the crossing
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned since Assad's fall

The New Arab Staff
19 January, 2025
Volker Türk urged Western powers to lift sanctions on Syria [Getty]
Gaza War
World
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UNHCR chief slams ‘atrocious’ Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals

The New Arab Staff
03 January, 2025
Sudan refugees South Sudan
Sudan civil war
MENA
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UNHCR: 'Atrocious' Sudan war pushing refugees further afield

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 September, 2024
Sudan
MENA
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UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2024
UNHCR
Greece
MENA
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UN urges Greece to shed light on shipwreck that killed hundreds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 June, 2024
Pal Egypt ARIJ illustration
Egypt
Investigations

Syria’s Palestinians in Egypt denied right to education

Ehab Zidan
05 June, 2024
UNHCR
World
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UN urges Pakistan to halt expelling Afghans during winter

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2023
Sudan
MENA
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'Horrible suffering' in Sudan only growing as more displaced

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 November, 2023
Mediterranean crossing
World
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2,500 migrants dead or missing in Mediterranean in 2023: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 September, 2023
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanese officials slam UNHCR over Syrian housing documents

The New Arab Staff
22 September, 2023
Syrian refugees Lebanon
Lebanon
MENA
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UN to hand over Syrian refugee data to Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
09 August, 2023
Sudani- Assad
Iraqi government
MENA
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Iraq deports three Kurdish refugees to Syria

Dana Taib Menmy
17 July, 2023
People standing next to a poster commemorating Yasser Arafat
Egypt
Society
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No recognition, no rights: Palestinians in Egypt

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

15 June, 2023
Sudan
MENA
Live Story

Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 June, 2023