COVID-19 worsens already difficult situation for older refugees in Latin America
A new study shows that the coronavirus pandemic has made it even harder for older refugees and other forcibly displaced people to feed themselves and keep a roof over their heads. By Jaime Giménez in Quito, Ecuador, Oscar Ramírez in San Salvador, El Salvador, Ángela...
Statement: No-one is safe until everyone is safe – why we need a global response to COVID-19
Equitable vaccine distribution is a humanitarian imperative There is a choice. The world of the next 10 years can be one of greater justice, abundance and dignity. Or it can be one of conflict, insecurity and poverty. We are at a turning point. COVID-19 has been a...
Pandemic threatens progress on refugee admissions through family, work, study permits
A new study released today shows that 1.5 million people from nations driving major refugee movements were admitted by 35 OECD countries and Brazil on family, work and study permits in the decade just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest report by UNHCR, the UN...