UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution OTTAWA – The 2024 Global Trends Report from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reveals a historic surge in forced...
UNHCR archive offers insights and inspiration in addressing forced displacement
A unique and immense trove of carefully stored materials reveals the history of the UN Refugee Agency and the stories of the people it serves By David Alexander and Charlie Dunmore in Geneva, Switzerland In a sub-basement beneath UNHCR’s wedge-shaped headquarters in...
UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025 report released today. The latest estimate marks an increase of 20 per cent –...
UNHCR highlights shocking needs and risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
This is a summary of what was said by Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Western & Central Mediterranean situation – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – The lack of...
News comment: UNHCR expresses concern over new asylum restrictions in the United States
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned about the new asylum measures announced today by the United States which impose harsh restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the country. The new measures will deny access to asylum for many individuals who...
Remarks by Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
“In Pursuit of the Possible: Addressing population flows in the Americas” Good afternoon. Thank you, Georgetown University – and in particular the School of Foreign Service and the Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM) – for hosting this event, and...
Inclusion in Ethiopia’s ID system opens new doors for refugees
A landmark digital identity initiative in Ethiopia integrates refugees and asylum-seekers into the country’s national systems, providing hope along with access to national services By Sona Dadi in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia A year after arriving in Ethiopia, Ibtisam Khaled...
UNHCR strengthens support to the most vulnerable affected by floods in Brazil and other regions
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – Almost one month after the start of heavy rains in Brazil’s southern state of Rio...