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Ground-breaking law means every child in Kyrgyzstan will have right to a birth certificate
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today welcomes a new law in Kyrgyzstan, coming into effect on 24 June, to ensure that all children born in the country will be registered at birth, regardless of whether their parents are undocumented or stateless.
UNHCR warns of human suffering due to Malawi’s ‘back to camp’ refugee policy
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the recent arrest and detention of 377 refugees, including 117 children, on 17 May, and their subsequent forced relocation to the Dzaleka refugee camp by the Malawi authorities.
Over 1 million people internally displaced in Somalia in record time
A toxic mix of conflict, severe drought and devastating floods has forced more than 1 million people in Somalia to flee their homes in around 130 days – a record rate of displacement for the country.
UNHCR appeals for safety of civilians and aid as 1 million displaced by Sudan crisis
Over a month since the fighting started, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is making an urgent appeal for the safety of civilians and to allow humanitarian aid to move freely in Sudan as we continue to scale up our response for over 1 million people recorded displaced within Sudan and to neighbouring countries.
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees urges increased support for Latin America
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements today appealed urgently for more support for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, which host most of the 20 million forcibly displaced people in the Americas.
UNHCR’s Grandi: LGBTIQ+ refugees often struggle to find peace and safety
Today we observe the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia with its important theme: Together Always: United in Diversity. It is a day when we at UNHCR acknowledge the people who are forced to flee persecution, stigma and discrimination because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.
UN calls for $3 billion to rush life-saving aid and protection to people impacted by the Sudan crisis
With the conflict in Sudan entering its second month, the United Nations and its partners today called for US$3 billion to help millions of people in the country and hundreds of thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries.
Statement following High-Level Meeting between the DR Congo, Rwanda and UNHCR
Representatives of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, met today for a High-Level Meeting on Voluntary Repatriation of Congolese and Rwandan Refugees hosted in the two countries.
Sudan requires a huge response as needs mount and rains loom
As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and returnees have been forced to flee the country, with more crossing borders daily seeking safety. Additionally, hundreds of thousands have been internally displaced with many more confined to their homes, unable to access necessities.
The Americas at a crossroads: UNHCR and IOM call for a collaborative response to refugees and migrants
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are calling for a collaborative approach to better respond to the mixed movement of refugees and migrants throughout the Americas. UNHCR and IOM welcome positive initiatives to expand resettlement and other regular pathways in the region, but are concerned about new restrictions on access to asylum following the long overdue lifting of the Title 42 public health order by the United States.
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