COVID-19 tops list of UNHCR’s most underfunded crises in 2021
New report shows UNHCR’s pandemic response has received just a third of the funds needed for this year, threatening the health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people globally. By UNHCR Staff Global efforts to shield forcibly displaced people from the health and...
UNHCR warns of dire consequences for refugees from COVID-19 underfunding
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Chief of Public Health Section, Ann Burton – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for more global attention and funding...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees completes three-day visit to Afghanistan
Concluding a three-day visit to Afghanistan today, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed for urgent and sustained support for Afghans inside the country and for refugees who have fled abroad. “The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains...