Amid surge in arrivals from Venezuela, UNHCR steps up response in the north of Chile
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up its presence and the delivery of assistance in Chile’s northern border, to respond to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot in the South American country. Since November 2021, according to...
Afghanistan on the Brink
Displaced Afghans facing “humanitarian catastrophe” this winter. Photography by Andrew McConnell Afghanistan was facing a convergence of crises even before the Taliban took power in August. A severe drought was withering crops, the socio-economic impacts...
Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo forces 11,000 to flee to Uganda
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An upsurge of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has forced at least...