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UNHCR’s Grandi calls on EU to put safety and solidarity at the heart of the response in the Mediterranean
Tomorrow’s meeting of European Union interior ministers at an extraordinary session of the Justice and Home Affairs Council is a chance for the EU to put safety and solidarity at the heart of its action in the Mediterranean and along all other migratory routes.
Somali Bantu refugees offer new roots and bountiful harvest in Maine
In Lewiston, Maine, this group of Somali Bantu refugees are helping build community through farming. By Andrea Mucino | 22 November 2022 Their journey was arduous, but their dream survived. Today, that dream has come true in Maine where Thanksgiving tables will be...
Displaced people from climate frontlines raise their voices at COP27
At this year’s climate summit, displaced people warned that their attempts to adapt to the changing climate are being overwhelmed by repeated extreme weather events.
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner appeals for solutions in South Sudan
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Raouf Mazou today urged the international community to step up sustained support to provide South Sudan with climate-adapted development assistance to help it move away from dependency on humanitarian aid.
UNHCR: Refugees and displaced people need seats at COP28 table
As COP27 today wraps in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is sounding the alarm on behalf of refugees and displaced people for whom the climate emergency is piling crisis upon crisis.
Burundi needs more support to give returnees and refugees a fresh start
Increased funding is needed to support more than 200,000 Burundian former refugees who have returned home in the last five years, as well as nearly 90,000 refugees hosted in the country.
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