West and Central Africa: conflict and coronavirus threaten millions of people
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be athttps://media.unhcr.org/Share/fn4sl405yj8rd3s46qg8g462boop2c1v tributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
Nearly 400 Rohingya refugees receiving assistance in medical facilities in Cox’s Bazar, following two months at sea
At the request of the Government of Bangladesh, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners in Bangladesh are currently providing shelter and assistance for close to 400 Rohingya refugee survivors who disembarked from a boat in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday morning. We...
Refugee call centre fills gap amid Lebanon’s coronavirus shutdown
With most face-to-face humanitarian programmes now on hold, region’s largest call centre offers vital support to struggling refugees during COVID-19 lockdown. By Rima Cherri in Jal El Dib, Lebanon In a large, open-plan office on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital,...