UNHCR welcomes generous US decision on refugee resettlement, urges other countries to step up
WASHINGTON – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the United States for its decision to admit up to 125,000 refugees for resettlement over the fiscal year beginning October 2023, highlighting the global need for safe and legal pathways for those forcibly displaced....
Syrian refugee family starts over again in Spain after Türkiye earthquakes
Six months after losing everything during the devastating earthquakes that hit southeastern Türkiye, a Syrian refugee family are making a new life in the Spanish city of Seville By Zahra Mackaoui and María Jesús Vega Pascual in Seville, Spain It was a Sunday like any...
UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs grow in 2024
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has anticipated a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024 released today, over 2.4 million refugees will be in need of...