UNHCR highlights urgent needs of forcibly displaced in Afghanistan as winter bites
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for much more support amid acute and rising...
Afghanistan on the Brink
Displaced Afghans facing “humanitarian catastrophe” this winter. Photography by Andrew McConnell Afghanistan was facing a convergence of crises even before the Taliban took power in August. A severe drought was withering crops, the socio-economic impacts...
News Comment: UNHCR: Afghans struggle to seek safety as borders remain shut to most
By Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned by escalating risks faced by Afghans seeking to flee into neighbouring countries as the situation within Afghanistan continues to...