News Comment: UNHCR welcomes UK Court of Appeal judgment on transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the judgment of the UK Court of Appeal issued today with regard to the proposed transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda. UNHCR’s role in litigation regarding the UK’s intention to transfer asylum-seekers to Rwanda has...
News Comment by UNHCR’s EU Representative on launch of Spanish Presidency of the European Union
This news comment is attributable to Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR’s Representative to the EU, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands. 28 June 2023 BRUSSELS – As Spain prepares to take over the Presidency of the European Union (EU), UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
Finland wins second UNITY EURO CUP highlighting inclusionary power of sport
Finland won the second edition of the UNITY EURO CUP today in Frankfurt, showcasing the unique power of sport in bringing diverse people, including refugees, together. At the end of a memorable day marked by a spirit of sportsmanship and inclusion, the Finland team...
Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict find safety in South Sudan
Thousands of Sudanese refugees who arrived at UNHCR’s transit centre in Renk are being transported to refugee camps in Maban county in Upper Nile State. By Melik Benkritly and Moulid Hujale in Renk, South Sudan | 27 June 2023 After three days in a transit centre in...
World Bank-UNHCR Data Sharing Agreement to Improve Assistance to the Forcibly Displaced
GENEVA/WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank today signed a new global data sharing framework agreement that will provide both organizations with quicker access to data, improving the timeliness of humanitarian aid and development...
UNHCR highlights difficulties in aid delivery amid escalating conflict in Sudan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou – 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 increasingly alarmed...
UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs grow in 2024
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has anticipated a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024 released today, over 2.4 million refugees will be in need of...
South Sudan’s hostages of the climate emergency
For people living with year-round flooding in Bentiu in northern South Sudan, climate change is not just an environmental issue, it is a challenge to their very existence. Text by Charlotte Hallqvist and photography by Andrew McConnell | 22 June 2023 Nyeritea Kay...