Live blog 2024: Show your solidarity this World Refugee Day
By UNHCR Staff Welcome to the World Refugee Day 2024 live blog, highlighting stories and events from around the globe celebrating the strength and courage of people forced to flee their homes The focus for this year is “solidarity with refugees”, whether through...
UNHCR-Ipsos survey shows enduring public support for refugees, alongside stark variations in attitudes
Joint UNHCR-Ipsos Press Release GENEVA – A major survey on attitudes towards refugees across the Global North and South shows that three-quarters of adults continue to believe that those fleeing war or persecution should be able to seek safety in other countries The...
UNHCR strengthens support to the most vulnerable affected by floods in Brazil and other regions
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – Almost one month after the start of heavy rains in Brazil’s southern state of Rio...