High Commissioner’s statement at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty, Paris
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees M. le Président de la République, M. le Président du Conseil des ministres, Permettez-moi de m’exprimer en anglais [Allow me to speak in English]. The disaster in Lebanon has multiple humanitarian consequences....
UNHCR: Lebanon crisis deepens as Israeli airstrikes intensify
This is a summary of what was said by Rema Jamous Imseis, UNHCR’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – The escalating conflict and...
UNHCR’s Grandi appeals for urgent humanitarian support and an end to the bloodshed in Lebanon
BEIRUT – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Sunday for greater international support to stem the humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Lebanon. Two weeks of deadly Israeli airstrikes have killed hundreds and forced over a million...