We are failing Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, warns the latest United Nations-led Regional Response Plan
Close to thirteen million people in dire need of basic assistance and services are being left behind due to dwindling funding to support them. AMMAN – As the Syria crisis enters its 14th year, the region faces an alarming situation where the needs of Syrian refugees...
UNHCR: Chad fears ‘very real’ prospect of more Sudanese refugee arrivals, needs support
N’DJAMENA, Chad – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned that more refugees will cross to Chad from Darfur in the coming weeks amid a worrying lack of food and other essentials. Almost a year since the start of the civil war in Sudan, neighbouring...
Humanitarian crisis worsens in northern Mozambique as thousands flee violence
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, as the recent surge in violence by non-state armed groups continues to force thousands of people to flee towards southern districts in...
Inclusion of noncommunicable disease care in response to humanitarian emergencies will help save more lives
Joint UNHCR/WHO news release GENEVA AND COPENHAGEN – Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, are responsible for 75 per cent of deaths worldwide. People affected by humanitarian emergencies are...
Microcredit helps Ukrainian refugees start businesses in Georgia
A programme that provides business mentoring and micro-finance to Ukrainian entrepreneurs is helping them support themselves and other refugees By Nino Kajaia in Batumi, Georgia While strolling through the city centre of Batumi, a port city on Georgia’s Black Sea...
Inclusion of noncommunicable disease care in response to humanitarian emergencies will help save more lives
GENEVA AND COPENHAGEN – Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, are responsible for 75 per cent of deaths worldwide. People affected by humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of NCDs....
Refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean benefit local economies, new studies show
PANAMA CITY AND WASHINGTON DC – Forcibly displaced people in Latin America and the Caribbean can contribute significantly to the economies where they live if they have the opportunity, according to two new studies released today by the World Bank (WB), the...
UN Refugee Agency expresses alarm over escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun – 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 gravely concerned by the worsening humanitarian...