UNDP and UNHCR chiefs urge sustained investment as Afghanistan faces unprecedented refugee returnee influx
Immediate humanitarian needs are immense, while greater investment in protection, livelihoods, and opportunities is critical to successful reintegration and long-term stability. KABUL – UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo and UN High...
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...