UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for global engagement to address Afghanistan’s needs
KABUL, Afghanistan – Declaring that the world must deliver sustained support to the people of Afghanistan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed for robust assistance to address the country’s humanitarian needs and those of Afghan refugees...
UNHCR Special Envoy, Ms. Angelina Jolie Statement to the High-Level Pledging Event on the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Ten days ago, I was in Yemen to meet some of the four million people displaced by the conflict. I visited one informal settlement that was home to 130 families. Only 20 of them receiving any food aid at all – and then, it was only when funding is available. I visited...
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie calls for protection and support for the people of Yemen and an end to the conflict to stop human suffering
Yemen – Angelina Jolie, the Special Envoy for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is in Yemen this week to draw attention to the devastating consequences of the seven-year-old conflict on the civilian population. Yemen’s protracted conflict has led to multiple crises...