Refugees to receive free IELTS tests
Hundreds of displaced people will get the chance to take the world’s most trusted English language test for free, as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) joins forces with IELTS. IELTS, (International English Language Testing System), jointly owned by the British Council,...
1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR’s deputy chief urges solidarity with innocent victims
This is a summary of what was said by Kelly T. Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – As we approach next week’s grim mark of 1,000 days...
UNHCR report reveals climate change is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
Baku – People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt. The...
Climate change fuels deadly conflict in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
As world leaders gather at the COP29 summit, climate change has reduced the availability of natural resources in Nigeria, aggravating clashes between communities in Benue State and displacing some half a million people By Kristy Siegfried in Makurdi, Nigeria At Ichwa...
Sudanese refugee foster families offer hope and a home to lone children
Dozens of refugee families in eastern Chad are caring for orphaned and unaccompanied children amid what the UN is calling the world’s largest child displacement crisis By Levon Sevunts in Arkoum refugee camp, Chad As he collapsed under a desert tree, crippled by the...
Unrelenting violence in Sudan drives continued refugee exodus
This is a summary of what was said by Dominique Hyde, UNHCR’s Director for External Relations – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The continuing bloodshed in Sudan has created the world’s worst...
UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to two UN Statelessness Conventions
GENEVA – The Republic of South Sudan has taken a major step towards eradicating statelessness in the country by acceding yesterday to two key treaties – the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of...
UNHCR High Commissioner’s statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
By Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Madam Chair, Distinguished delegates, We are living through a time of rapid change. A time of promise — only a few weeks ago, the Pact for the Future was adopted here in New York — but also a time of...