UNHCR warns Lake Chad Basin at tipping point as violence and displacement surge
This is a summary of what was said by Andrew Wyllie, UNHCR Deputy Director for the West and Central Africa Bureau – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is...
In Chad, UNHCR’s Salih calls for urgent refugee support to save and rebuild lives
N’DJAMENA – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, today underscored the need for urgent humanitarian assistance and protection for people fleeing the brutal war in Sudan, and for greater support for refugees to rebuild their lives with dignity....
Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Protection Officer for Darfur Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, and UNHCR Principal Situation Coordinator for Eastern Chad Dossou Patrice Ahouansou – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the...