Winter emergency: Why cold weather poses a dire threat to refugees
Each year, millions of forcibly displaced people face severe winter weather, which makes already difficult living conditions much more dangerous. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, helps by providing winter assistance to try and prevent conditions from worsening. While...
UNHCR welcomes steps to ease movement at Pakistan-Afghanistan border
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, welcomes the recent announcement by Pakistani authorities...
UNHCR urges States to end stalemate at Belarus-EU border and avoid further loss of life
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent action to save lives and prevent further suffering at the border areas between Belarus and the European Union (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) after the latest tragic death of an asylum-seeker was reported this week....