UNHCR and partners urgently seek funding as Congolese refugee numbers soar
GENEVA – As the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and 107 partners are appealing for $781 million to continue providing urgent and life-saving support in 2025 to more than 1 million...
UNHCR warns of soaring protection needs amid Sudanese influx to Chad from Darfur
This is a summary of what was said by Magatte Guisse, UNHCR Representative in Chad – 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 rapidly...
Afghan refugees forced to return face uncertain future
In the month of April, more than 280,000 Afghans were pressured to return home or were deported from Pakistan and Iran. Many arrived with nothing and urgently need help to restart their lives By Faramarz Barzin in Torkham, Afghanistan The Torkham border connecting...
Sudanese refugee doctors given opportunity to practice medicine in Chad
UNHCR and partners are working with the Chadian authorities to recognize Sudanese refugees’ medical qualifications so they can work in the local health system By Moulid Hujale in Aboutengue refugee settlement, eastern Chad At the entrance to the female ward of the...
How UNHCR protects people forced to flee
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works around the world to protect refugees and people displaced inside their own countries. But why do people forced to flee need protection, and how do we provide it? By Kristy Siegfried People usually look to their own governments to...
UNHCR: Funding crunch increases risks of violence, danger and death for refugees
This is a summary of what was said by Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Deep funding cuts are removing critical support for the...
UNHCR welcomes arrival of first Afghan refugee families under Brazil’s pioneering Community Sponsorship Programme
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the arrival of the first Afghan refugee families under Brazil’s newly launched Community Sponsorship Programme, a pioneering initiative within Latin America to resettle, protect and integrate people forcibly displaced by...
As Afghans are forced to return, UNHCR seeks support for humanitarian crisis
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. GENEVA – An even deeper humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan as tens of...