‘I’ll keep telling our stories until the world listens’: Milad Rajabi’s mission to create a space for refugees to be heard
From photographing displaced families in Afghanistan to becoming a refugee himself, Milad Rajabi has seen both sides of the story. Now in Canada, he is using his podcast Refugee Talk to amplify refugee voices and advocate for refugee-led change. By Rafay Ahmed...
UNHCR: Thousands of Afghans return under adverse circumstances from Pakistan to earthquake-affected areas; funds to respond running dry
This is a summary of what was said by Mr. Arafat Jamal, UNHCR Representative to Afghanistan – 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 warning of a crisis within a crisis...
UNHCR: New, deadly floods displace over 100,000 in South Sudan; conflict and funding cuts impede aid
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. South Sudan has been swept into a new cycle of severe...
UNHCR’s Grandi calls for increased aid access and funding for Myanmar’s forgotten crisis
GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Thursday completed a three-day visit to Myanmar, where he witnessed the grave consequences of unrelenting violence and conflict that have left millions displaced and without homes. “The suffering of...
Uganda continues to welcome refugees despite diminishing funds
More than 75,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Uganda, where resources are stretched with crowded schools, inadequate shelter, and limited access to food and health care By Arnold Temple in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Uganda On a recent morning at the...
Progress in refugee education at risk from funding cuts, UNHCR warns
GENEVA – Cuts to humanitarian and development aid are putting hard-won recent progress in refugee education at risk, warns UNHCR in the tenth edition of its annual Refugee Education Report, published today. “There have been tremendous efforts to increase enrolment at...
UNHCR deputy chief calls for support to end displacement for millions of Syrians
BEIRUT – UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements concluded a five-day visit to Lebanon and Syria with a call to the international community to support efforts to bring peace and stability to Syria, and end the displacement and suffering of...
UNHCR calls for urgent aid to Afghanistan’s earthquake-hit communities
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. Following Sunday’s devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...