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UNHCR: Funding crunch increases risks of violence, danger and death for refugees
Deep funding cuts are removing critical support for the world’s most vulnerable refugees, who now face even greater risks of abuse, poverty, being forced to return home to danger or the prospect of new perilous journeys, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today.
UNHCR welcomes arrival of first Afghan refugee families under Brazil’s pioneering Community Sponsorship Programme
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the arrival of the first Afghan refugee families under Brazil’s newly launched Community Sponsorship Programme, a pioneering initiative within Latin America to resettle, protect and integrate people forcibly displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
As Afghans are forced to return, UNHCR seeks support for humanitarian crisis
An even deeper humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan as tens of thousands of Afghans are being forced to return from neighbouring countries, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today as it urgently seeks $71 million to assist those arriving home in desperate conditions.
Mastercard Foundation and UNHCR launch $300m partnership for refugee education and livelihoods
The Mastercard Foundation today announced a landmark $300 million strategic partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that will enable more than half a million refugees and displaced youth across Africa to complete their education and 200,000 young people to transition into dignified work by 2030.
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to the Security Council
Mr. President, this is a season of war. This is a time of crisis. From Sudan to Ukraine, from the Sahel to Myanmar, from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Haiti, violence has become the defining currency of our age.
Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns
Important achievements in preventing deaths and improving access to health services for refugees are at risk from the current funding uncertainty, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning.
UNHCR responds to the latest wave of deadly attacks in Ukraine
Yesterday, 24 April, Kyiv residents woke up to another deadly Russian attack. Since the start of the year, these have intensified alarmingly in Ukraine, where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to respond to the pressing humanitarian situation.
Years of progress in protection and integration of displaced people in Colombia at risk, UNHCR warns
As violence escalates and humanitarian needs intensify across Colombia, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that years of progress in protecting and integrating displaced populations risk being lost, and the most vulnerable – children, women and displaced families – will pay the highest price.
UNHCR: Funding shortfalls threaten emergency response to Congolese refugees arriving in Burundi
The humanitarian response in Burundi to the growing influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being pushed to its limits as the deepening funding crisis threatens critical aid and strains relations between refugees and the host community, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today.
High Commissioner’s statement at the ECOSOC Special Meeting on Forced Displacement and Refugee Protection
Thank you very much Ambassador Bob Rae, Mr. President, for these kind words. I am very touched. It’s not everyday that you meet diplomats who are as sensitive and aware to our issues as Ambassador Bob Rae so I will return his kind words in all sincerity.
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