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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.
Statement by UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees
Brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of lives at risk. The consequences for people fleeing danger will be immediate and devastating:
As displaced Syrians return home, others wait and hope for more aid
With more than 7.4 million Syrians still displaced inside the country, a lack of housing, work and services is preventing many from going home, with more international support needed to ensure returns are possible and sustainable.
High Commissioner’s statement at the Brussels Syria Conference
Thank you, Chair. Year after year I have stood in this very forum to advocate on behalf of the Syrian people – especially the millions of Syrians who, over 14 years, were forced to flee their homes: 13 million of them remain displaced, including five million refugees outside Syria.
If we neglect immediate humanitarian needs in Syria, social and political divisions will not heal
Without global support, millions of Syrian refugees and displaced people will see their dream of return ruined, warns Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Forcibly displaced Syrian women’s crucial role in rebuilding a free Syria for all
This International Women’s Day, I call on the international community to support the efforts of forcibly displaced Syrian women in shaping their nation’s future.
Amid funding crunch, UNHCR issues urgent call to protect women and girls from surging violence
On this year’s International Women’s Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that critical funding shortages are leaving displaced women and girls at unprecedented risk.
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