Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on the situation of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
I am extremely concerned about the conditions of Eritrean refugees in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Since the outbreak of hostilities in November 2020, they have been deeply affected by the violence and insecurity that has engulfed the region. They have been caught...
UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
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. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of a looming humanitarian crisis in...
Expelled asylum seekers ‘crying out for help’ in northern Mexico
Removed from the United States, asylum-seekers fear for their safety in northern Mexico and deadly violence if they return to their Central American homelands. By Tim Gaynor in Tijuana Honduran mother of three Lorena* recalls how she clambered on to a makeshift raft...
UNHCR calls for renewed commitment to South Sudan’s peace, development, and future
This is a summary of what was said by Arafat Jamal UNHCR Representative in South Sudan and ad interim Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and UN Humanitarian Coordinator – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press...
Mexican journalist, sportscaster and writer Alberto Lati appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Renowned Mexican journalist, sportscaster and writer Alberto Lati, has today been announced as a UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, Goodwill Ambassador for Mexico. Through his reporting and authorship, Lati has long been a champion of the refugee cause. He began his...
Women in many countries face discrimination in registering children at birth warn UNHCR and UNICEF
GENEVA / NEW YORK – A joint report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), shows that in many countries women can face discrimination which obstructs or hinders their ability to register births, exposing their...
Pathway to jobs in education for refugee graduates under new UNHCR and Teach For All partnership
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Teach For All global network are teaming up to support employment in education for refugee university graduates through a network of teaching fellowship programmes. The partnership will support the inclusion of refugees in host...
Data visualization brings to light COVID-19’s threats to forcibly displaced women and children
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today releasing a new data visualization, which highlights the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the safety and wellbeing of forcibly displaced women and children. Seventy per cent of all forcibly displaced people...