UNHCR steps up emergency assistance in Libya as continued conflict and COVID-19 create more hardship
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Amidst deteriorating security conditions, as well as restrictions on movement due to...
Central America’s displacement crisis aggravated by COVID-19
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An escalating situation of chronic violence and insecurity, coupled with...
Public health response in Rohingya refugee settlements on alert as first coronavirus case confirmed
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partner organizations have further intensified...