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Message from the United Nations humanitarian, refugee, and development chiefs on the situation in Syria and the region
Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Achim Steiner
Religious leaders pledge to work together to end statelessness
Millions of stateless people around the world are denied a nationality. This means that they often cannot go to school, see a doctor, get a job, open a bank account, buy a house or even get married. The Multi-Religious Council of Leaders committed today to strive...
Deir ez-Zor residents find help to rebuild lives from the city’s ruins
By Vivian Toumen in Deir ez-Zor, Syria After years of fighting destroyed much of eastern Syria’s largest city and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents, UNHCR is helping families get back on their feet. Standing beside their parched fields on the once fertile...
UNHCR raises alarm over Mozambique’s “invisible” crisis as climate shocks worsen displacement
This is a summary of what was said by Grainne Ohara, Director of the Division of International Protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva....
Returning to Mother: Evodia and Josephine’s story of hope
After fleeing Burundi and landing in camps in Tanzania, Evodia and Josephine reunite — three and a half years later.
Hopeful Central African refugees return home from DR Congo
By Claris Achu in Gbadolite, the Democratic Republic of the Congo After fleeing violence and spending years living in camps, UNHCR is easing the route home for thousands of refugees from CAR who are choosing to return to safer areas. Dressed in an embroidered African...
Cloud of uncertainty starts to lift for Ukrainian sisters fleeing war
Antonina and Natasha arrived in Slovakia without a plan. By evening, with help from UNHCR, they have a place to stay and hope for the future.
UNHCR and TikTok launch campaign in solidarity with refugees from Ukraine and beyond
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and TikTok launch a hashtag challenge and live concert series #TheWorldNeeds, using music to bring people together and promote solidarity with refugees
‘I’m very interested in telling stories of people who are marginalised’: Q&A with Noura Kevorkian
Canadian filmmaker chronicles the life of a Syrian refugee family in Lebanon.
UNHCR’s Grandi meets Cameroonians displaced by conflict over scarce resources
By Cedric Kalonji Mfunyi in Maroua, Cameroon After water scarcity driven by climate change sparked deadly clashes in Cameroon’s Far North, UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for reconciliation and more help for those affected. When simmering disputes between...
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