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Remarks of the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Edem Wosornu – 77th session of the Executive Committee
In her first address to UNHCR’s Executive Committee as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Edem Wosornu warned that record displacement, protracted crises and shrinking resources are placing unprecedented strain on the international protection system.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees opening remarks to the 77th session of the Executive Committee
In his opening remarks to UNHCR’s 77th Executive Committee session, High Commissioner Barham Salih warns that global displacement continues to outpace solutions, with more than 117 million people forced from their homes.
UNHCR calls for urgent investment as displacement crisis deepens across Central Sahel
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned about the deepening displacement crisis in the Central Sahel, with nearly 4 million people uprooted across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, including more than 818,000 refugees and asylum-seekers.
UNHCR chief highlights the power of opportunity for displaced people across Mexico, Peru and Venezuela
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih has concluded a seven-day visit to Mexico, Peru and Venezuela by underscoring Latin America’s enduring leadership in protecting people forced to flee.
UNHCR: 5.8 million refugee children still out of school as funding cuts threaten hard-won progress
Nearly 6 million refugee children were out of school worldwide in 2025, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today, as deepening funding cuts threaten to shut millions more out of classrooms and reverse years of progress in refugee education.
UNHCR concerned by returns from Malaysia to Myanmar amid ongoing conflict
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned by Malaysia’s recent return of 1,476 people to Myanmar amid the country’s continuing conflict and dire human rights and humanitarian situation.
UNHCR sounds the alarm as 8.3 million risk losing their lifeline
Continued severe funding cuts are pushing refugee support and protection structures towards breaking point in the world’s main displacement situations, forcing UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to scale back core programmes, leaving millions without the support they need to stay safe.
Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the United Nations Security Council
Addressing the UN Security Council for the first time as High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih warned that global displacement is growing faster than solutions. He called for stronger efforts to end conflicts, protect refugees, uphold asylum, and support durable solutions that allow people to return home and rebuild their lives.
UNHCR: In its fourth year, Sudan conflict drives new displacement into Chad as funding falls short
More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to eastern Chad so far this year, as continued fighting and worsening insecurity in Darfur, the Kordofans and other parts of Sudan force more families to seek safety across the border. Since the conflict began in April 2023, almost 1 million refugees have crossed into Chad.
Closing remarks by the High Commissioner at the high-level event commemorating 75 years of the 1951 Refugee Convention
Closing a high-level discussion marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih urged governments and partners to reaffirm their commitment to protecting people forced to flee.
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