Floods and conflict fuel an alarming humanitarian emergency in DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in recent weeks has displaced...
News comment: Two years on, Sudan is a catastrophe the world cannot afford to ignore
DONATE NOW This statement is attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Sudan is bleeding. Its people have been suffering for too long. Civilians are being bombed every day. Millions are trapped between conflict, neglect and the dilemma of...
Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid
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. GENEVA – Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly...
UNHCR: Needs intensify as 400,000 Syrians return
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Céline Schmitt in Damascus – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Some 400,000 Syrians have returned from neighbouring countries...
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
DONATE NOW This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Uganda, Matthew Crentsil – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a...
Myanmar quake piles fresh suffering on families fleeing conflict
After his hometown was razed during Myanmar’s long-running conflict, U Than Win is among many who lost everything for a second time when the deadly earthquake struck By Pan Pwint in Mandalay and Yin Yin Myint in Yangon, Myanmar Two years ago, U Than Win and his family...
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages By Moulid Hujale in Farchana, eastern Chad Unprecedented cuts in global humanitarian funding are having...
An interview with Tracey Maulfair, UNHCR Representative in Canada
UNHCR Canada is excited to welcome Tracey Maulfair as its new Representative in Canada. With more than two decades of experience within the organization working in multiple countries, she brings a deep commitment to refugee protection and human rights to her new...