Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on U.S. asylum changes
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about planned changes to the asylum system in the United States. We are worried that the proposed “Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review”, currently being...
Resolving displacement critical for regional, international stability – UN refugee chief
As forced displacement tops 79.5 million, Filippo Grandi urges UN Security Council to use its authority seek peace and inclusion for the displaced. By Tim Gaynor GENEVA – Ending conflicts around the world that are driving unprecedented global displacement is not just...
Why we must help – and learn from – refugees this Ramadan
A version of this op-ed was first published by Al Jazeera on 18 May. This Ramadan is unlike any other in living memory. Across the Muslim world mosques stand empty, iftar meals are strangely quiet affairs, and the joyful social gatherings that normally mark the Holy...