Indigenous leader takes her people’s fight for survival to biodiversity summit
Esneda Saavedra’s Yukpa community has endured decades of conflict and displacement. With the climate and biodiversity crises now threatening their survival, she is raising her voice at COP16. By Johnny Meneses and Biel Calderón in Serranía del Perijá, Colombia For...
UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers
Joint UNHCR-UNICEF Statement By UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou and UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban PORT SUDAN – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance....
UNHCR’s Grandi urges joint action to tackle soaring displacement
As conflict in the Middle East and beyond pushes the number of forcibly displaced people globally to 123 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees urges States to work together for peace and joint solutions By UNHCR staff UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo...