Global community to urge action on escalating Sudan crisis at UN General Assembly
17 months of brutal conflict in Sudan have fuelled the world’s worst hunger crisis At the UN General Assembly today, the United Nations and Member States will call for stepped-up action to end the war and to fast-track the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region...
UNHCR scales up support as people flee Lebanon for Syria
GENEVA – Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people. Hundreds of...
Statement by the High Commissioner at the Summit of the Future 2024, New York
Thank you Mr. President, This morning, we heard from three young people, including Monicah – a bright woman, a refugee. I don’t have much to add to her wise and beautiful words but let me reflect from the same perspective: as the future also belongs to all the young...
Commitment to just, equitable and peaceful societies will ensure refugees can contribute to sustainable development: UN experts
Summit of the Future 22-23 September 2024 GENEVA – Ahead of the Summit of the Future, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), a group of UN and regional human rights experts issued the following statement: “When world leaders gather at the...
UNHCR reminds States of legal obligations to end arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers
Concerned by the arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers by some States, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent reforms to halt this detrimental practice. Releasing its latest advocacy brief today, Unlocking Rights: Towards Ending Immigration Detention for...
UNHCR scrambles aid as devastating floods sweep Nigeria
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Representative in Nigeria, Arjun Jain – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states. According to...
UNHCR welcomes Thailand’s full adoption of international convention to protect child rights
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, welcomes the Royal Thai Government’s decision to withdraw...
UNHCR urgently appeals for funds to reinforce health services amid mpox emergency
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, needs $21.4 million until the end of the year to urgently scale up critical response and prevention efforts for refugees in countries impacted by the mpox emergency. The appeal, launched today, aims to support 9.9 million...