Seeking safety at the United States-Mexico border
By UNHCR Staff Narrated by UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller and supporter Mindy Kaling, an animated series looks at the rights of people forced to flee and the responsibility we all have to protect them. Every day, people arrive at the United States border with...
UNHCR urges Caribbean governments to protect refugees amid surge in risky sea crossings
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned by the sharp increase in...
UNHCR deeply concerned by renewed violence displacing thousands in North Kivu, DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale...