UNHCR team witnesses destruction in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In Mozambique, a UNHCR team arrived in the north eastern town of Pemba on...Mozambique starts moving Cyclone Idai survivors closer to home
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. In Mozambique, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the national government and other partners...Amid Libya clashes, UNHCR relocates detained refugees to safety
In light of current insecurity in Libya’s capital, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today relocated more than 150 refugees from the Ain Zara detention centre in south Tripoli to UNHCR’s Gathering and Departure Facility in a nearby safe zone. The Ain Zara detention centre...