Yemeni humanitarian organization wins 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announces the winner of its 2021 Nansen Refugee Award. Five regional winners are also announced. A Yemeni humanitarian organization that has provided a lifeline to tens of thousands of people displaced by the country’s conflict is the...
Shelter needs soar for newly displaced in Yemen’s Marib
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Aikaterini Kitidi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As fighting in Yemen’s Marib governorate forces more people to flee, UNHCR, the UN...
Civilians at risk from escalating fighting in Yemen’s Marib
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Aikaterini Kitidi – 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 safety of civilians as...