‘Network Guardians’ help to bridge gender digital gap in Ecuadorian neighbourhood
Desiree Núñez volunteers to help her new community access internet services. By Diana Diaz in Guayaquil, Ecuador | 08 March 2023 Desiree Núñez wakes up early in her small home in Guayaquil, the largest city in southwest Ecuador. She is getting ready to start her...
UNHCR teams and partners rush assistance to some 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Ethiopia, Mamadou Dian Balde – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s...
UNHCR, partners seek $876m for Rohingya refugees facing ‘chilling fog of uncertainty’ and for Bangladeshi hosts
This is a summary of what was said by Johannes van der Klaauw, UNHCR Representative in Dhaka, Bangladesh – 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, and partners...
UNHCR, IOM welcome Spain’s expedited resettlement of Syrian refugees from Türkiye in earthquake aftermath
In an expedited refugee resettlement departure following the devastating earthquakes which struck Türkiye and Syria last month, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today welcomed a group of 89 Syrian refugees at...
UNHCR’s Innovation Fund awards projects designed by refugees for refugees
GENEVA – A new Refugee-led Innovation Fund from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has awarded 17 organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve the lives of displaced people and host communities. From an initiative equipping stateless people in Italy with the...
Kenya’s Dadaab camp swells with Somalis fleeing drought, conflict
Failed rains and lingering conflict have driven over 110,000 Somalis across the border in the last two years into Kenyan camps already struggling to cope with drought. By Moulid Hujale in Dadaab, Kenya | 28 February 2023 For much of her adult life, Shamsa Amin Ali...
As the Horn of Africa drought enters a sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado Mur – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As the Horn of Africa enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain,...
UNHCR: Funding gap of US$295m in Yemen jeopardizes life-saving humanitarian aid
SANA’A – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for further efforts and resources to address the acute and growing humanitarian needs inside Yemen, nine years since the war began. Yemen is facing a protracted displacement and protection crisis where millions –...