UNHCR’s Grandi: 110 million displaced is an indictment on our world
Following a record annual rise in forced displacement last year, UN High Commissioner for Refugees blames new and existing conflicts and calls for greater focus on solutions. By UNHCR Staff | 14 June 2023 New outbreaks of conflict and an inability to resolve...
Claims backlog strands growing numbers of asylum-seekers in southern Mexico
As Mexico increasingly becomes a destination for asylum-seekers, needs are growing among those waiting for their claims to be processed in the south of the country. By Kristy Siegfried in Chiapas, Mexico | 30 May 2023 It takes only a matter of minutes for a motorized...
UNHCR’s Grandi appeals for support for Egypt as it hosts refugees fleeing Sudan
CAIRO – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a three-day visit to Egypt with an urgent call for support for people fleeing Sudan – and the countries hosting them – and for the borders to remain open to those escaping the conflict. More than...