For stateless people, there is no alternative to winning this fight
After winning her own legal battle against statelessness, Nepali lawyer and activist Neha Gurung is advocating for global reform to gender biased citizenship laws. By Neha Gurung | 15 June 2023 Raised by their single mother Deepti Gurung in Lalitpur near Kathmandu,...
High Commissioner’s statement at the 7th Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi | 15 June 2023 We are here for the seventh time in Brussels. I have asked myself what has changed for the Syrian people since this Conference last convened. Sadly the answer is not positive. Poverty is deepening in...
Sudanese refugees in Chad moved to safety away from border
As Sudanese refugees continue to cross into Chad, UNHCR has started relocating them away from the border to existing camps. By Lalla Sy in Gaga refugee camp, Chad | 15 June 2023 There is a lot of activity in the town of Goungour in south-eastern Chad, near the border...
UNHCR: Heightened risks, violations and sexual violence reported by civilians fleeing Sudan
The following statement is attributed to Gillian Triggs, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. Civilians in Sudan continue to face a litany of human rights violations, abuses and sexual violence. This is according to the findings of a new Protection...
The human cost of the Syria crisis is astronomical. The world must continue to support the people and intensify efforts to end the crisis.
Joint OCHA, UNHCR and UNDP statement BRUSSELS – Message for the Seventh Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’ from the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths; the UN...
UNHCR’s Grandi: 110 million displaced is an indictment on our world
Following a record annual rise in forced displacement last year, UN High Commissioner for Refugees blames new and existing conflicts and calls for greater focus on solutions. By UNHCR Staff | 14 June 2023 New outbreaks of conflict and an inability to resolve...
In pictures: Another year of record forced displacement
As new data reveal the highest-ever annual increase in global forced displacement, a collection of UNHCR photographs from 2022 highlights the key themes and emergencies behind the figures. By UNHCR Staff | 14 June 2023 Last year, more people than ever were uprooted...
UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new record in 2022
Canada leads on refugee resettlement as a record increase in global forced displacement heightens urgency of protecting the right to seek asylum OTTAWA, 14 June 2023 – Canada has cemented its position as the world leader in refugee resettlement amidst a record surge...