UNHCR urges investment in Afghan displacement situation to achieve a decade of hope not despair
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for targeted investments inside Afghanistan...
Refugees and their host communities in India hard hit by coronavirus lockdown
Life was already a struggle for many of the 40,276 refugees registered with UNHCR in India, but the coronavirus pandemic has made their survival even more precarious. By Vatsal Raj in New Delhi, India Nezamudden Linn, a 44-year-old Rohingya refugee who arrived in...
Enhanced support for Syria refugees vital amid COVID-19 pandemic – UNHCR chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells donors enhanced support is needed to prevent refugees and their hosts from slipping “deeper into poverty and despair.” By UNHCR staff UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on Tuesday for greater...