Colombian trans woman makes advocating for displaced LGBTIQ+ people her life purpose
María Victoria works tirelessly to protect the rights of internally displaced LGBTIQ+ people in Chocó, Colombia. By Catalina Betancur Sánchez and Ilaria Rapido Ragozzino in Quibdó, Colombia | 17 May 2023 As she walks through the city of Quibdó on the banks of the...
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees urges increased support for Latin America
PANAMA CITY – UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements today appealed urgently for more support for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, which host most of the 20 million forcibly displaced people in the Americas. “While the increase in the...
UNHCR’s Grandi: LGBTIQ+ refugees often struggle to find peace and safety
Statement marking the 2023 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia attributed to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi GENEVA – Today we observe the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia with its important...
UN calls for $3 billion to rush life-saving aid and protection to people impacted by the Sudan crisis
Joint UNHCR/OCHA Press Release GENEVA – With the conflict in Sudan entering its second month, the United Nations and its partners today called for US$3 billion to help millions of people in the country and hundreds of thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries. As...
Statement following High-Level Meeting between the DR Congo, Rwanda and UNHCR
GENEVA – Representatives of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, met today for a High-Level Meeting on Voluntary Repatriation of Congolese and Rwandan Refugees hosted in the two countries....
Sudan violence forces South Sudanese refugees to return to country they fled
Tens of thousands of South Sudanese refugees are returning home to escape the violence in Sudan, but many find themselves stranded in remote border areas. By Charlotte Hallqvist in Renk, South Sudan | 15 May 2023 Alekiir Kaman Dau Ayuel, 25, sits under a tree outside...
Five things to know about the crisis in Sudan
The fighting inside Sudan is having devastating humanitarian effects both inside the country and in the wider region. By UNHCR Staff | 12 May 2023 Despite repeated announcements of ceasefires, the intense fighting between two military factions that erupted in Sudan’s...
Sudan requires a huge response as needs mount and rains loom
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and...