Global refugee summit opens with focus on unity for world’s refugees
GENEVA – As global forced displacement reaches unprecedented levels, some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries, including refugee leaders, heads of state, governments, businesses and non-profit leaders from around the world have come together to open the three-day...
Global Refugee Forum Opening remarks of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi
Your Majesty, Distinguished participants in the Global Refugee Forum, Figures do not tell real stories. But there is one figure — 114 million — which is important to begin our reflection: 114 million represents the number of refugees and displaced people whom...
World’s largest international event on refugees opens tomorrow
Private sector partners will play a key role in galvanizing pledges; UN entities commit to supporting refugee inclusion in host communities GENEVA – Held every four years, the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) is the largest international conference on refugee issues. The...
Novo Nordisk Foundation and Grundfos Foundation partner with UNHCR to strengthen inclusive health care for refugees and host communities in Kenya
The two Danish foundations commit $9 million to support the transition to an inclusive health system in Turkana County in Kenya, as part of a new Danish public-private alliance that sets the stage for the opening of the Global Refugee Forum 2023 COPENHAGEN – UNHCR,...
Win-win programme matches skilled refugees in Jordan with overseas companies
Talent Beyond Boundaries has matched 1,200 refugees to work opportunities overseas and plans to pair at least 15,000 more to jobs over the next five years By Roger Burks in Amman, Jordan Carpentry is a tradition in Ziad Al-Shayeb’s family. It’s the source of his...
Global Refugee Forum offers hope, and promise of action, at end of a troubling year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Arafat Jamal, Coordinator for the 2023 Global Refugee Forum – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva GENEVA – At the end of a devastating year...
IOM, UNHCR call for stronger response in the Americas as half a million people cross the Darien jungle
GENEVA – As the number of refugees and migrants crossing the Darien jungle this year reaches an unprecedented 500,000 – more than double the crossings last year – the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned today of a...
Getting degrees recognized helps refugees follow their dreams in Brazil
A network of universities in Brazil is supporting the government’s welcoming approach to refugees by revalidating their qualifications, enabling refugees to rebuild their academic and professional lives. By Fiona Tarazi in Rio de Janeiro Before he had even touched...