UNHCR: CAR refugee returns are happening; more assistance needed to sustain trend
GENEVA – As the Central African Republic (CAR) continues moving toward recovery from a protracted crisis, there has been a modest but important return of refugees to the country, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging the international community to intensify its...
UNHCR: Lebanon-Syria humanitarian and displacement crisis continues to deepen
Lebanon This is a summary of what was said by Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. BEIRUT – The past few weeks have been the deadliest and most...
Mangrove conservation brings brighter future to fishing community in Colombia
A project led by fishermen and internally displaced people in northern Colombia, is bringing an endangered ecosystem and a conflict-affected community back to life. By Elisabet Diaz San Martin and Cristian Cardenas in Turbo, Colombia In the neighbourhoods of Pescador...
Displaced families in DR Congo face daily struggle for survival
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a worsening humanitarian crisis is testing the resilience of displaced people By Cedric Kalonji Mfunyi in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo By 9 a.m., Odette, 44, has already been toiling for hours, tidying her...
UN agencies and Ethiopian government launch Durable Solutions Strategy for internal displacement
ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA/NEW YORK – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have joined forces to warn that internal displacement, driven by conflict and climate...
Refugee activists at COP29 call for funding and support to withstand climate threats
Forcibly displaced people attending the global climate summit in Azerbaijan have been calling on decision makers to address gaps in climate finance. By Laura Padoan in Baku, Azerbaijan Refugees and other forcibly displaced people living on the frontlines of the global...
“Refugees for Climate Action” network launched at COP29 to champion displaced communities fighting climate change
BAKU – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, unveiled today the “Refugees for Climate Action” network, an initiative designed to amplify the voices of displaced communities in the global climate debate. The network brings together for the first time eight forcibly displaced...
Helping refugee farmers in South Sudan adapt to climate change
A UNHCR project is building dykes to protect flood-prone farmland in Maban and supporting refugee and local farmers to adapt the way they farm By Amy Christian in Maban, South Sudan Written on a small piece of paper, folded inside a tiny metal casing and attached to a...