Honduran man devotes life to rescuing young people from deadly gangs
After the murder of his younger brother, Santiago Ávila and his family had to seek safety in another region of Honduras. Santiago has since made it his mission to save other families from the same fate. By María Rubi in Tegucigalpa, Honduras When he was in his early...
UNHCR and Council of Europe discuss statelessness, urge States to uphold the right to a nationality in Europe
Strasbourg, France – Strengthening efforts to end statelessness in Europe and guarantee the provision of fundamental rights to everyone was the key theme of the events organised on 23-24 September in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe’s European Committee on Legal...
Refugees in Cameroon help build ‘Great Green Wall’ to combat desertification
Refugees and host communities in northern Cameroon have planted 360,000 seedlings, transforming the environment in and around Minawao refugee camp. By Xavier Bourgois in Minawao, Cameroon “Once you have planted it, make sure you protect it from animals by putting...
News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conditions and expulsions at US border
I was shocked by images of the deplorable conditions beneath the concrete highway overpass in Del Rio, Texas, where more than 14,000 Haitians had gathered after arduous journeys from a number of countries in the Americas. The summary, mass expulsions of individuals...
UNHCR and IOM shocked and dismayed by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and are deeply saddened by the deaths of four individuals near the border between Poland and Belarus. The organizations express their condolences to the families of the deceased and...
UNHCR welcomes U.S. plan to increase refugee resettlement
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes U.S. President Biden’s proposal to raise the...
COVID-19 tops list of UNHCR’s most underfunded crises in 2021
New report shows UNHCR’s pandemic response has received just a third of the funds needed for this year, threatening the health and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people globally. By UNHCR Staff Global efforts to shield forcibly displaced people from the health and...
UNHCR warns of dire consequences for refugees from COVID-19 underfunding
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Chief of Public Health Section, Ann Burton – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for more global attention and funding...