Uganda’s open-door policy for refugees strained by arrivals from Sudan, DRC, and South Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Uganda, Matthew Crentsil – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Uganda is welcoming increasing numbers of Sudanese arrivals –...
UNHCR partnering with Canada to strengthen Mexico’s asylum system
OTTAWA – Mexico’s asylum system faces sustained pressure due to continued political and social instability in the region, violence, insecurity, and the devastating impact of natural disasters and climate change. in 2023, the Mexican Commission for Refugee...
UNHCR supports Brazil’s response to devastating floods
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 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is working with federal, state, and...
Los Angeles Declaration: UNHCR redoubles commitment, calls for coordinated hemispheric approach to respond to forced displacement in the Americas
GUATEMALA CITY – UNHCR renews its call for a coordinated continental approach to address the magnitude and complexity of the mixed movement of refugees and migrants in the Americas, as recently underscored during the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection...
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
KINSHASA – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu, in the east of...
Grave concern over civilians cut off from life-saving aid in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado Mur – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Over a year since the start of the war in Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, remains...
IOC Refugee Olympic Team to represent more than 100 million displaced people at the Olympic Games Paris 2024
Sharing on behalf of the International Olympic Committee Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, hosted by 15 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and competing across 12 sports were named today as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024. The...Education Above All Foundation and UNHCR partner to enrol more out-of-school, refugee children
DOHA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global development organization Education Above All (EAA) Foundation have signed a new, five-year agreement aimed at addressing the global challenge of out-of-school children (OOSC), including refugees, internally displaced...