Yemen: Escalating conflict drives new displacement and refugee arrivals in Djibouti
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen’s western coast have displaced more than 100,000 people inside the country and forced thousands more to seek safety across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Djibouti. The...
On his first visit to Ethiopia, UNHCR’s Salih focuses on inclusion and solutions for refugees
ADDIS ABABA – At a time when conflict and instability are driving new displacement across the region, Ethiopia is showing that refugee protection and inclusion can go hand in hand, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih said at the end of his first official...
UN agencies and Ethiopian government launch Durable Solutions Strategy for internal displacement
ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA/NEW YORK – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have joined forces to warn that internal displacement, driven by conflict and climate...