UNHCR warns of soaring protection needs amid Sudanese influx to Chad from Darfur
This is a summary of what was said by Magatte Guisse, UNHCR Representative in Chad – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned by the rapidly...
UNHCR: Funding crunch increases risks of violence, danger and death for refugees
This is a summary of what was said by Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Deep funding cuts are removing critical support for the...
UNHCR welcomes arrival of first Afghan refugee families under Brazil’s pioneering Community Sponsorship Programme
GENEVA – 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...
As Afghans are forced to return, UNHCR seeks support for humanitarian crisis
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – An even deeper humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan as tens of...
Mastercard Foundation and UNHCR launch $300m partnership for refugee education and livelihoods
Sharing on behalf of Mastercard Foundation Mastercard Foundation and UNHCR launch historic partnership to transform education and livelihoods for more than 500,000 Refugees and Displaced Youth in Africa. NAIROBI, KENYA – The Mastercard Foundation today announced a...
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to the Security Council
As delivered by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in New York Merci Monsieur le Président, Depuis plusieurs années, le Conseil de Sécurité a bien voulu m’inviter régulièrement à partager mes réflexions sur la situation globale des réfugiés et...
Progress made on refugee health in 2024 at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns
GENEVA – 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’s 2024 Annual Public Health Global Review, released at the start...
UNHCR responds to the latest wave of deadly attacks in Ukraine
This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine- to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Yesterday, 24 April, Kyiv residents woke up to...