UN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in neighbouring countries. The escalation of conflict has triggered an...
High Commissioner’s Statement to the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine
By Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr President, Greetings from Geneva. Today and in recent days, you have heard that the United Nations humanitarian organizations, together with their NGO partners, have remained in Ukraine. Let me start...
A mother from Kyiv finds safety in Poland after days on the road
After a gruelling three-day car journey, Olga and her children are among hundreds of thousands who have fled Ukraine to find safety in neighbouring countries in recent days By Chris Melzer at the Zosin border crossing, Poland At the steel bridge over the river Bug...
Statement on the situation in Ukraine attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
We are gravely concerned about the fast-deteriorating situation and ongoing military action in Ukraine. The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating. There are no winners in war, but countless lives will be torn apart. We have already seen...
UNHCR warns of increasing violence and human rights violations at European borders
This statement is attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the increasing number of incidents of violence and serious human rights violations against refugees and migrants at various European...
‘What Strange Paradise’: story of the global refugee crisis through the eyes of children
Award-winning novelist and journalist highlights the plight of refugee children on their dangerous journeys fleeing conflict By Yasmine Saker Children washed up ashore surrounded by wreckage; dozens of people huddled together on small boats; families living in tents...
UNHCR welcomes Canada’s pledge to increase refugee resettlement levels
Ottawa, CANADA – In response to the announcement by the Government of Canada of the 2022-24 Immigration Levels Plan, Rema Jamous Imseis, UNHCR Representative in Canada, issued the following statement: “At a time of record forced displacement in the world, UNHCR...
UN and Partners Launch Plans to Help 28 Million People in Acute Need in Afghanistan and the Region
Ottawa, CANADA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Canada is appealing to the generosity of Canadians and the government for financial support to help 28 million people in acute need in Afghanistan and the region. “Today, Afghanistan is facing a perfect storm of...