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Rabat Declaration adopted to improve refugee and migrant health
Ministers and government representatives have adopted a groundbreaking political declaration, the Rabat Declaration, to strengthen the global commitment to improve the health of refugees and migrants.
High Commissioner’s statement at the 7th Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region
We are here for the seventh time in Brussels. I have asked myself what has changed for the Syrian people since this Conference last convened. Sadly the answer is not positive. Poverty is deepening in Syria and across the region. Protection space for refugees is shrinking. Tensions…
UNHCR: Heightened risks, violations and sexual violence reported by civilians fleeing Sudan
The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection.
The human cost of the Syria crisis is astronomical. The world must continue to support the people and intensify efforts to end the crisis.
Joint OCHA, UNHCR and UNDP statement
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new record in 2022
Canada leads on refugee resettlement as a record increase in global forced displacement heightens urgency of protecting the right to seek asylum.
High Commissioner’s statement at the High-Level Global Summit on Gender-Equality in Nationality Laws
Thank you very much, Yvonne, and good afternoon. It is a great pleasure to be here. I am truly delighted that UNHCR is co-sponsoring this Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, along with the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, UNICEF and UN...
Geneva summit garners action to tackle gender discriminatory nationality laws
Leaders from governments, civil society and United Nations agencies convened in Geneva today at a Global Summit on Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, calling for expedited action to end gender-based discrimination in nationality laws that deny people the equal right to acquire and confer nationality on their children and spouses.
UNHCR deplores brutal attacks on displaced people in DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked by the latest in a series of callous attacks on forcibly displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by non-state armed groups. These brutal acts of violence have resulted in the loss of innocent lives and the mass displacement of vulnerable individuals and families.
European statelessness conference pushes for concrete action and commitments to resolve statelessness in Europe
In the lead up to this year’s Global Refugee Forum in December, and in the penultimate year of the decade-long #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness, representatives from governments, civil society, NGOs, stateless activists, refugee communities, intergovernmental organizations, experts, and lawyers gathered in Madrid pushing for concrete action to address the issue.
Funding gap hampers response to critical needs of Somali refugees in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is facing multiple emergencies amid critical levels of underfunding. With new and ongoing displacements and suffering caused by ravaging droughts, the East African country is struggling to keep up with the ever-growing needs of displaced people across the country.
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