IOM, UNHCR call for urgent action after 45 die in largest recorded shipwreck off Libya coast in 2020
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply saddened by the tragic death of at least 45 migrants and refugees on 17 August, in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year. Some 37 survivors...
UNHCR chief praises aid workers battling multiple crises
On World Humanitarian Day, Filippo Grandi honours the ‘depth of commitment’ to a role made ‘significantly harder’ by COVID-19. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today praised the “depth of commitment” shown by humanitarian workers during a year in which...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Lebanon, as UNHCR ramps up support to Lebanese and refugees alike
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, is in Beirut today, starting a...