UN and partners appeal for US$5.6 billion to help millions affected by Ukraine war
Joint OCHA-UNHCR press release With the full-scale war in Ukraine about to enter its second year, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today jointly appealed for US$5.6 billion to ease the plight of...
UNHCR teams support emergency response efforts for earthquake survivors in Türkiye and deliver aid in Syria
This is a summary of what was said by Philippe Leclerc, UNHCR Representative in Türkiye, and Matthew Saltmarsh, UNHCR Spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR Representative in Türkiye...
Joint Statement by UNHCR and Angelina Jolie
After more than 20 years of dedicated and committed work with the UN Refugee Agency advocating for the rights and protection of forcibly displaced people around the world, Angelina Jolie is moving on from her role as UNHCR’s Special Envoy to engage on a broader set of...