UNHCR’s Grandi: To avoid further suffering and a major refugee crisis, Sudan needs urgent peace efforts
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, is very concerned that the ongoing, brutal conflict in Sudan is now forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes in search of safety both within the country and across its borders....
Aid offers vital lifeline to quake-hit families in north-west Syria
Having rebuilt her life after fleeing conflict, February’s disaster forced Shamseh and her family into a remote camp where – like millions across the region – they require help to survive. By Priscilla Gomes in Barmaya displacement site, north-west Syria | 25 April...
UNHCR mobilizes to help people fleeing Sudan for neighbouring countries
This is a summary of what was said by Laura Lo Castro, UNHCR Representative in Chad, Marie-Helene Verney, UNHCR Representative in South Sudan and Olga Sarrado Mur, UNHCR Spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des...
UNHCR gravely concerned as refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan arrive in Chad
GENEVA — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is greatly alarmed by the escalating violence in Sudan as the first refugees fleeing the fighting have found safety in Chad. In the past days, an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 people have fled the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur...
UNHCR expresses alarm at Sudan clashes, urges de-escalation
Geneva – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, joins the UN Secretary-General in expressing alarm over the ongoing armed clashes in Sudan. We are deeply concerned about the safety and security of civilians in the areas affected by the fighting, including refugees and...
Thousands of newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia relocated to new settlement
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 – The relocation of newly arrived refugees in the Somali region of Ethiopia, who fled...
Baseball club brings a bit of home to Venezuelan refugee and migrant kids in Peru
A baseball training club in Lima gives young Venezuelans a second chance at their dreams of one day going professional. By Jenny Barchfield in Lima, Peru | 06 April 2023 When, in 2019, he learned that his family would be leaving their native Venezuela, 8-year-old...
After 5 years, Brazil relocation strategy benefits over 100,000 Venezuelans
UNHCR-IOM joint press release GENEVA – Brazil’s strategy of voluntarily relocating Venezuelan refugees and migrants from the border state of Roraima to other Brazilian cities has benefited over 100,000 people since it was launched five years ago, according to Brazil’s...