Establish defensible spaces around shelters. After a series of fires in camps in 2018, the shelter cluster in Palestine promoted the clearing of dry vegetation, waste, and debris from shelter areas.
Speed is critical in emergency situations. UNHCR can deploy emergency aid and expert staff to crises affecting up to 1 ...
The crackdown, which affects around 3 million individuals, includes even those holding legal documentation such as Afghan Citizen Cards and Proof of Registration cards ...
UNHCR spokesperson says some ACC holders may require "protection",urges Islamabad to view their cases sympathetically.
When a crisis erupts and people are forced to flee their homes, UNHCR is there to provide safety and life-saving assistance. This is how we do it.
The time window for critical search and rescue is narrowing ... Shelter, clean water, medicine are in short supply' ...
Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions in aid have begun arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ...
A poignant event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Guernsey evacuees returning to the island after the occupation is being ...
China, India, Russia, and other nations send rescue teams and medical aid as Myanmar struggles with the aftermath ...
THIS is the dramatic moment a woman was pulled alive from the rubble in Myanmar after being trapped for more than 30 hours.
A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...