UNHCR highlights difficulties in aid delivery amid escalating conflict in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou – 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 increasingly alarmed...
Sudanese refugees in Chad moved to safety away from border
As Sudanese refugees continue to cross into Chad, UNHCR has started relocating them away from the border to existing camps. By Lalla Sy in Gaga refugee camp, Chad | 15 June 2023 There is a lot of activity in the town of Goungour in south-eastern Chad, near the border...
UNHCR: Heightened risks, violations and sexual violence reported by civilians fleeing Sudan
The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. Civilians in Sudan continue to face a litany of human rights violations, abuses and sexual violence. This is according to the findings of a new Protection...