UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – 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 urging states to facilitate and expedite family...
News Comment: UNHCR echoes call for global action to resolve internal displacement
This news comment is attributable to Raouf Mazou, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Today, more than 48 million people remain forcibly displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence, with the majority women and children. Amid...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees completes three-day visit to Afghanistan
Concluding a three-day visit to Afghanistan today, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed for urgent and sustained support for Afghans inside the country and for refugees who have fled abroad. “The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains...