Renewed insecurity and rising displacement in South Sudan’s Jonglei put thousands at grave risk, UNHCR warns
This is a summary of what was said by Matthew Brook, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that a grave...
UNHCR: Escalating violence in Sudan’s El Fasher forces thousands to flee
Recently displaced families from El Fasher queue for a food distribution alongside long-term residents in Omdurman, Sudan’s second largest city. © UNHCR/Ala Kheir GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned as escalating, brutal violence in El...
IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP urge immediate action to address escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan
GENEVA/NEW YORK/ROME/PORT SUDAN – Four United Nations agencies today called for urgent international attention on the crisis in Sudan, to address the immense suffering and growing dangers to the population. Over 900 days of brutal fighting, widespread violations of...