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Our frequent updates from our staff in the field, about our work, and the people we help, play an important role in keeping staff, media, the public and our donors informed.
Hope on the horizon as UN Refugee Agency turns 70
Today marks the 70th anniversary since UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, was given its mandate by the UN General Assembly to protect people forced to flee persecution, provide humanitarian assistance and work to find solutions for millions of refugees around the world.
Statement attributable to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
I am deeply alarmed about the safety and well-being of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia, who have been caught in the conflict in the Tigray region.
IOM and UNHCR chiefs stress that COVID-19 underlines the urgent need for universal health coverage
IOM and UNHCR chiefs stress that health services must be inclusive of all people, including migrants, refugees and internally displaced and stateless people.
Urgent support needed for Venezuelan refugees and migrants facing trauma and hardship
UNHCR warns of unprecedented levels of trauma and despair among newly arrived refugees and migrants from Venezuela. Urgent support is critically needed.
Yemenis displaced by conflict now face threats of looming famine
UNHCR warns that hundreds of thousands of internally displaced Yemenis are at heightened risk of food insecurity as livelihoods.
Ethiopian refugees report obstacles to reach safety in Sudan as numbers approach 50,000
UNHCR is working with the local authorities and has now registered nearly 50,000 Ethiopian refugees who have crossed into eastern Sudan.
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