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UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s full adoption of international convention to protect child rights
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Royal Thai Government’s decision to withdraw its reservation to Article 22 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) which relates to the rights of refugee children.
UNHCR urgently appeals for funds to reinforce health services amid mpox emergency
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, needs $21.4 million until the end of the year to urgently scale up critical response and prevention efforts for refugees in countries impacted by the mpox emergency. The appeal, launched today, aims to support 9.9 million forcibly displaced people and host communities in 35 countries across Africa.
Despite progress, more to be done on unlocking power of refugee education
Five years on from the launch of UNHCR’s Refugee Education Strategy 2030, this year’s refugee education report reveals that while remarkable progress has been achieved in global refugee education and enrolment, significant challenges remain, with nearly half of the world’s 14.8 million school-aged refugee children still out of school.
Refugee Paralympic Team leaves Paris with historic medals and lasting legacy
Zakia Khudadadi, the Refugee Paralympic Team’s (RPT) historic first medal winner, will lead the team out of Paris as the flagbearer at the Paralympic Closing ceremony on Sunday, marking the end of a stunning Paris 2024 Paralympics.
UNHCR urges inclusion of refugees and IDPs in flood response across West and Central Africa
With the onset of the rainy season, severe flooding across Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria has significantly worsened the situation of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the region. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, emphasizes the importance of including forcibly displaced people in national response plans.
UNHCR rushes relief supplies to support Bangladesh’s flood-affected population
In solidarity with the people of Bangladesh, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rushed humanitarian relief items from its refugee stockpiles in the country to help people affected by the recent flash floods in the country.
Scholarship programme prepares refugees to build brighter futures after graduation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for more investment in higher education for refugees and more employment opportunities for refugee graduates to help realize their potential.
IOM, UNHCR commend Ecuador’s efforts to regularize Venezuelan refugees and migrants
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today praised Ecuador’s new presidential decree introducing an extraordinary regularization process for Venezuelans and their families who currently lack regular status in the country. This initiative is expected to benefit some 100,000 people, according to Government estimates.
Yemen: Needs grow for millions displaced amid catastrophic flooding and prolonged humanitarian emergency
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that millions of displaced Yemenis face worsening conditions as Yemen’s prolonged crisis deepens. This is according to the findings of a latest UNHCR assessment.
UNHCR scales up emergency aid in Alkufra, Libya, in response to Sudanese refugee influx
As a result of the worsening crisis in Sudan, an increasing number of refugees are fleeing to Libya. Some 97,000 individuals have now sought refuge in the country since the beginning of the conflict.
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E: knoll@unhcr.org
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