Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over 2 million South Sudanese refugees in dire need
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide...
Inside Syria, millions face destitution after a decade of pain
Compounding crises increase misery for Syrian families trying to pick up the pieces after ten years of conflict, including 6.7 million people still displaced inside the country. By Bathoul Ahmed in Aleppo, Syria In a dimly lit room of the tiny apartment in Aleppo...
First refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda
Over 400 health service workers and residents of Gashora transit centre get their first jabs, as part of national vaccine plan that covers all refugees and asylum-seekers. By Eugene Sibomana Gashora, RWANDA – On 10 March, Samira Aman, an Ethiopian refugee living in...