UN and partners seek $934.5m for life-saving aid to 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners today called on the international community to enhance its support for Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh amid rising insecurity in Myanmar and...
UNHCR: DR Congo crisis deepens as funding cuts hit critical humanitarian aid
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 – Critical funding gaps are severely hampering humanitarian efforts in eastern...
Statement by UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on the impact of global aid cuts on refugees
DONATE NOW By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees GENEVA – Brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of lives at risk. The consequences for people fleeing danger will be immediate and devastating: Refugee women and girls at...
As displaced Syrians return home, others wait and hope for more aid
With more than 7.4 million Syrians still displaced inside the country, a lack of housing, work and services is preventing many from going home, with more international support needed to ensure returns are possible and sustainable By Hameed Maarouf and Celine Schmitt...
High Commissioner’s statement at the Brussels Syria Conference
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Thank you, Chair. Year after year I have stood in this very forum to advocate on behalf of the Syrian people – especially the millions of Syrians who, over 14 years, were forced to flee their homes: 13 million of...
If we neglect immediate humanitarian needs in Syria, social and political divisions will not heal
Without global support, millions of Syrian refugees and displaced people will see their dream of return ruined, warns Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ibtihal and her family returned home to the...
Forcibly displaced Syrian women’s crucial role in rebuilding a free Syria for all
This International Women’s Day, I call on the international community to support the efforts of forcibly displaced Syrian women in shaping their nation’s future By Nour Jarrouj The past 14 years have been etched onto my soul. I remember vividly the day the...
Amid funding crunch, UNHCR issues urgent call to protect women and girls from surging violence
GENEVA – On this year’s International Women’s Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that critical funding shortages are leaving displaced women and girls at unprecedented risk. Reports of conflict-related sexual violence have surged by 50 per cent in recent years....