UNHCR Deputy calls for enhanced access to education and livelihoods for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
As the Rohingya crisis approaches its fifth year, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T. Clements, called for continued international support for Rohingya refugees, and the government and people of Bangladesh. She reiterated UNHCR’s commitment towards...
UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people
There is now a clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today, imploring leaders to change words to action and step up support for people forced to flee, and their hosts, to avert and mitigate loss and...
‘Climate action should be a major focus of emergency preparedness’
UNHCR has more than 17,800 staff working around the world. This World Humanitarian Day, meet Ehsanul Hoque, who works with the environment unit in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. By Kristy Siegfried Name: Ehsanul Hoque, 40, from Bangladesh. Why did you become an aid worker?...