UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad
This news comment is attributable to Millicent Mutuli, Director of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends The Republic of Chad for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance protection for the nearly...
UNHCR warns of mounting needs in Sahel as forced displacement intensifies
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today warns of disastrous consequences in Africa’s...
Clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur force 2,500 to seek safety in Chad
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Recent violence in Western Darfur has forced Sudanese refugees to seek safety in...