UNHCR: Over 330,000 displaced by recent hostilities in Middle East and beyond
The following news comment can be attributed to Matthew Saltmarsh, UNHCR global spokesperson. GENEVA – Intensifying hostilities across the Middle East have triggered significant population movement, while clashes along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan have...
UNHCR mobilizing across region as Middle East crisis escalates
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – in response to questions received at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Staff at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are...
UNHCR deeply concerned by Middle East escalation and impact on civilians
GENEVA – UNHCR is deeply concerned about the escalation of conflict in the Middle East and its impact on civilians and further displacement in the region. Many affected countries already host millions of refugees and internally displaced people. Further violence risks...
UNHCR calls for urgent support to sustain refugee protection and returnee reintegration in Burundi
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is renewing its call for urgent funding to scale up lifesaving aid in Burundi, warning that the country is under intensifying humanitarian pressure as it hosts over 90,000 refugees who have escaped conflict in the Democratic...
After a brutal winter, millions of Ukrainians face deepening displacement and uncertainty
This is a summary of what was said by Philippe Leclerc, UNHCR’s Regional Director for Europe and Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Ukraine Situation – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA –...
After four years of destruction and the coldest winter yet, UNHCR’s Salih urges support for Ukraine
KYIV – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, today urged sustained international solidarity and stronger support for Ukrainians awaiting much-needed peace. HC Salih travelled to Ukraine as the full-scale invasion enters its fifth year with...
As Sudan war approaches fourth year, humanitarian agencies appeal for support to refugees
This is a summary of what was said by Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR’s Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa – 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 123 partners...
As aid declines, legal work offers hope to refugees in Thailand
As aid declines, legal work offers hope to refugees in Thailand. A couple from Myanmar are among the first to benefit from the Thai Government’s move to grant refugees in camps access to legal employment, offering an inclusive solution to long-term displacement. By...