UNHCR calls for urgent support to assist almost 16,000 newly displaced in Burkina Faso who fled massacre
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – 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 alarmed at the recent escalation of violence...
UNHCR: Ukraine, other conflicts push forcibly displaced total over 100 million for first time
Figure must ‘serve as a wake-up call’ for more action to promote peace and address all causes of forced displacement, says UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi GENEVA – The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations...
Insecurity drives more Burkinabe into exile, further straining fragile Sahel region
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Sahel region, already plagued by political instability, widespread violence,...