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UNHCR steps up to support displaced from Lebanon crossing into Syria
In the last 72 hours, well over 30,000 people are estimated to have crossed into Syria from Lebanon, fleeing the violence.
UNHCR issues latest guidance against penalization of asylum-seekers for irregular entry
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued its latest legal guidance today on the way States should treat asylum-seekers who arrive at their borders in an irregular way.
UNHCR: Attacks on civilians pile fresh misery on Lebanon
Five days into the most violent and wide-reaching attacks Lebanon has experienced in almost two decades, we have now reached what we have been warning against and fearing: a humanitarian catastrophe.
Tent Partnership and UNHCR join forces to help refugees into employment
The two organizations will work together to provide evidence, advice and support networks to mobilize businesses.
Global community to urge action on escalating Sudan crisis at UN General Assembly
As the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Sudan enters its 18th month, the United Nations and Member States will today call for immediate steps to be taken to protect civilians, scale up humanitarian funding and access, and end the fighting once and for all.
UNHCR scales up support as people flee Lebanon for Syria
Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people.
Statement by the High Commissioner at the Summit of the Future 2024, New York
This morning, we heard from three young people, including Monicah – a bright woman, a refugee. I don’t have much to add to her wise and beautiful words but let me reflect from the same perspective: as the future also belongs to all the young people who, like Monicah, have been forced to flee their homes because of our collective failure to make peace.
Commitment to just, equitable and peaceful societies will ensure refugees can contribute to sustainable development: UN experts
Ahead of the Summit of the Future, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), a group of UN and regional human rights experts issued the following statement:
“When world leaders gather at the United Nations Summit, they aim to adopt a Pact for the Future, along with a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration for Future Generations. The Summit offers a critical opportunity to move toward creating a more peaceful and fairer future where human rights are upheld for all – including refugees.
UNHCR reminds States of legal obligations to end arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers
Concerned by the arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers by some States, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent reforms to halt this detrimental practice.
UNHCR scrambles aid as devastating floods sweep Nigeria
Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states. According to the government, over a million people have been affected, 269 lives tragically lost, and more than 640,000 have been displaced from their homes.
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