UNHCR urges States to end stalemate at Belarus-EU border and avoid further loss of life
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent action to save lives and prevent further suffering at the border areas between Belarus and the European Union (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) after the latest tragic death of an asylum-seeker was reported this week....
South Sudan floods wreak havoc on vulnerable communities
This is a summary of what was said by Arafat Jamal UNHCR Representative in South Sudan and ad interim UN Resident and UN Humanitarian Coordinator – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As the worst...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in Syria, including to people returning from displacement
DAMASCUS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi reaffirmed UNHCR’s support to the most vulnerable in Syria and urged an increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in the country, including to people who have chosen to return home following...