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On the frontlines of the global displacement crisis
When an emergency is declared, UNHCR is on the ground to ensure that people forced to flee find safety and assistance.
Scale up support to Iran to safeguard fleeing Afghans, says UNHCR’s Grandi
At the end of a three-day visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to scale up its support to the Government and people of Iran, who are receiving Afghans fleeing a deteriorating...
Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to head home
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four...
Donor Spotlight: Acquaint Financial partners with UN Refugee Agency efforts in Afghanistan
Mohammad Asaf Shad is the president of Acquaint Financial, a firm providing financial education, counseling, and planning solutions.
Clashes in Cameroon’s Far North displace more than 100,000 people
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region in the past two weeks...
States urged to build on progress made since Global Refugee Forum
Increased responsibility sharing by governments is key to maintaining momentum in finding new approaches to global displacement, UNHCR’s Grandi tells officials.
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