Civilians bear the brunt of violence in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado
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 concerned about a worsening security situation in Cabo...
UNHCR ramps up support to Iraqi returnees amid large-scale closure of IDP camps
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 boosting support to internally displaced Iraqis...
Clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region force thousands to flee to Sudan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with authorities in Sudan to provide lifesaving assistance to more than 7,000 refugees from Ethiopia, who have fled across the border in the past two days. The women, children and men reaching Sudan are seeking safety after a...
‘I want all Shona women to see that they can be anything they want’
Over 18,000 stateless people in Kenya struggle to access basic services as they lack official identity documents. A young woman has made history as the first stateless Shona woman to make it to university. By Rose Ogola in Nairobi, Kenya Nosizi Dube has always been a...
UNHCR urges states to end limbo for stateless people by 2024
COVID-19 is worsening the plight of millions of stateless people worldwide, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned today. Marking the sixth anniversary of UNHCR’s #IBelong Campaign, aimed at ending statelessness by 2024, Grandi called on world leaders...
UNHCR expands aid as Ivorian refugee numbers top 8,000
Over 8,000 Ivorian refugees have now fled into neighbouring countries amid political tensions in Côte d’Ivoire, up from 3,200 in just one week. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is ramping up its support fearing that continuing violence will force more people out of the...
Cash aid brings relief to Libyan families uprooted by clashes
After fighting in Tripoli twice drove Hanan and her children from their homes, they finally found refuge in an unfinished building before receiving financial help from UNHCR. By Farah Harwida and Mohamed Alalem in Tripoli, Libya In the bare concrete shell that is now...
Space, shelter and scarce resources – coping with COVID-19
As the pandemic surges, data visualization shows how displaced people have to contend with extreme overcrowding and limited access to basics such as soap and water. As countries all over the world battle a second wave of the coronavirus, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,...