UN agencies warn of spiraling Sudan crisis as civilians face grave risks and famine threat grows amid access barriers
Joint UNHCR-UNICEF Statement By UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou and UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban PORT SUDAN – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to spiral, with millions of people in desperate need of assistance....
High Commissioner’s statement at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty, Paris
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees M. le Président de la République, M. le Président du Conseil des ministres, Permettez-moi de m’exprimer en anglais [Allow me to speak in English]. The disaster in Lebanon has multiple humanitarian consequences....
News comment: UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for global support as more people flee to Uganda
This statement is attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on an official visit to Uganda. AMPALA – Uganda, home to the largest number of refugees in Africa, remains an example of how the inclusion of refugees into public services...
Social media campaign tackles misinformation about treacherous Darién jungle
UNHCR’s ‘Trust the Toucan’ initiative uses social media to share testimonies from refugees and migrants who have survived the crossing with others considering the journey By Melissa Pinel in Darién, Panama Ayaluz sits exhausted under the shade of a tent. Her feet are...
UN Refugee Agency partners with LIV Golf for its first-ever partnership in golf
Three-year partnership and $10 million commitment will support up to 1 million people of diverse ages, genders and abilities in displacement settings around the world GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced its first-ever golf partnership in a...
High Commissioner’s closing statement to the seventy-fifth plenary session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Madam Chair, Distinguished delegates, Colleagues and friends, As we conclude another session of the Executive Committee, let me thank all of you for your engagement, your support, and for the frank exchanges during...
Grandi: UNHCR will uphold core mandate while seeking novel solutions
UN High Commissioner for Refugees wraps up Executive Committee meeting in Geneva with appeal for new approaches and funding to ensure sustainable support to refugees By UNHCR Staff UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will continue to fulfil its humanitarian mandate of...
Theo James visits Mauritania to spotlight refugees’ climate challenges ahead of COP29
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Theo James has returned from Mauritania, where he met with refugees facing the harrowing challenges of displacement. During his visit, James learned about the devastating impact of the climate crisis and the inspiring initiatives being put...