UNHCR readies for fresh Mosul exodus as battle moves west
Displaced Iraqis voice fears for relatives trapped in west of the city, as UNHCR prepares for movement of up to a quarter of a million people. HASANSHAM, Iraq – When Ahmad’s* family learned yesterday the Iraqi government had launched a military operation focusing on...
As new Mosul offensive unfolds, sheltering the displaced comes back into focus
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. With the new military operations under way in Mosul, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,...
Inside Somalia, drought displacement growing
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Leo Dobbs – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Drought has displaced more than 135,000 people inside Somalia since November, according to...