JERASH, Jordan — Izzaat Al-Hindi trudged down a passageway of the Jerash Refugee Camp, navigating potholes, garbage piles and drab, dilapidated buildings. He still remembers the day his family fled ...

UNHCR tries to ensure asylum-seekers can have their claims for refugee status heard fairly and efficiently. We help them access minimum standards of treatment and support while they await the outcome.

During and following the genocide, nearly two million Hutu refugees crossed the Congolese border, mostly settling in refugee camps in the North ... following a long-awaited popular election ...