IOM, UNHCR provide emergency aid to asylum-seekers and migrants at the Belarus-Poland border, call to ensure well-being of people and prevent loss of life
BRUZGI, Belarus – On 11 November, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Belarus were granted access to a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the border near the international crossing point “Bruzgi” where a group of...
UNHCR: World must turn COP26 words into action for forcibly displaced and stateless people
This is a summary of what was said by Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The climate crisis is a...
Birth registration drive brings Congo’s indigenous in from the shadows
A campaign by the Republic of the Congo and UNHCR provides birth certificates to thousands of Congolese at risk of statelessness, including indigenous people By Hélène Caux in Djambala, Republic of the Congo Marie does not know her age but looks to be in her late...
UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
Dwindling rains in northern Cameroon spark conflict and displacement
The worst intercommunal fighting ever seen in Cameroon’s Far North Region was triggered by attempts to adapt to climate change. By Xavier Bourgois in Kousseri, Cameroon More than 7,000 kilometres away from Glasgow, where world leaders are gathered to tackle the...
UNHCR and IOM Call for immediate de-escalation at the Belarus-Poland border
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are alarmed by the latest reports from the Belarus-Poland border and call on States to ensure that the safety and human rights of migrants and refugees are upheld. On 8 November,...
Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo forces 11,000 to flee to Uganda
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. An upsurge of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has forced at least...
In Honduras, climate change is one more factor sparking displacement
With hurricanes and other extreme weather events becoming ever more powerful and frequent, increasing numbers of people in gang-wracked Honduras are having to flee their homes. By María Rubi in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Tim Gaynor in Tijuana, Mexico Two months...