UNHCR: Refugees and displaced people need seats at COP28 table
This is a summary of what was said by Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As COP27 today wraps in...
Burundi needs more support to give returnees and refugees a fresh start
Increased funding is needed to support more than 200,000 Burundian former refugees who have returned home in the last five years, as well as nearly 90,000 refugees hosted in the country. By Cedric Kalonji in Nyankanda refugee camp, Burundi | 18 November 2022 “Since...
UN Refugee Agency calls for ban on forced returns of asylum-seekers to eastern DR Congo
This is a summary of what was said by Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released today an updated...
Refugees in Namibia face double threat of funding cuts and climate change
As inflation continues to push up the cost of basic necessities such as food and fuel, refugees in Namibia’s remote Osire settlement are facing stark choices. By Laura Padoan in Windhoek, Namibia | 17 November 2022 Mbuyi Kayembe is one of over 7,000 residents in the...Canada Goose Makes Donation to United Nations in Support of Ukrainian Refugees
Through its Response Program, the brand’s donation includes outerwear and $135,000 to UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency TORONTO, ON (November 17, 2022) – Today, Canada Goose announced the donation of over 10,000 parkas, jackets and accessories, as well as a $135,000 CAD...
UN warns of worsening conflict and displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action
Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity and food insecurity, the UN Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel...
Young Rohingya refugees are helping to turn world’s largest camp green
Youth groups are championing efforts to regreen refugee camps in Bangladesh and to raise awareness about the impacts of the climate crisis. By Kristy Siegfried in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh | 15 November 2022 Samia has spent five of her 14 years living in Kutupalong –...
UN Refugee Agency warns of extreme hardship for forcibly displaced families this winter
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. Millions of people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and across the Middle East displaced by conflict...