For World Refugee Day, UNHCR rallies young people to stand with refugees and defend asylum
GENEVA – For World Refugee Day on 20 June, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, aims to mobilize younger generations to reclaim and defend asylum as a shared global good and a cornerstone of international protection. UNHCR’s theme for the day this year is Until Everyone is...
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...
High Commissioner Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day 2025
Today is World Refugee Day – a day to honour the courage and resilience of millions of people around the globe forced to flee war, violence and persecution. But it is also a moment to sound an alarm on their behalf. Record numbers of men, women and children – over 122...