Former ‘nature beginner’ is now on the front lines of the fight against climate change
By Jenny Barchfield in Guatemala For Joshua, a refugee who fled gang violence, protecting the threatened tropical forests of his host country, Guatemala, has become both a calling and a moral imperative. When he thinks back to his life back before he arrived in...
UN Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees calls for joint action to address shifting challenges of mixed movements in the Americas
Shifting trends in displacement are posing increasing challenges in the Americas that require coordinated regional responses, UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou said after concluding a two-week trip to the region. In Costa...
UNHCR and IOM appeal for urgent disembarkation of all stranded refugees and migrants in central Mediterranean
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), continue to urge European governments to swiftly offer a place of safety and allow the immediate disembarkation of nearly 600 people who remain on NGO vessels after...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges world leaders not to forget displaced people at COP27
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating humanitarian consequences of the climate crisis and avert a catastrophic future for millions of displaced people. “COP27 must equip countries and communities on the...
To the refugee friend I shared so many adventures with
In this occasional series, we will feature letters from people to refugees who have shaped their lives. Oliwier, 15, and his family hosted Nazar, 16, and his mother for 5 months in their home in Poland after they fled the conflict in Ukraine. Nazar quickly became like...
How Thailand’s grassroots organizations are working to end statelessness
Community volunteers are helping stateless people in ethnic minority villages navigate the complex process of applying for nationality. By Apipar Norapoompipat in Chiang Mai, Thailand | 04 November 2022 | Français Tucked away in rolling green mountains some 60...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges action to resolve plight of stateless ‘living in the shadows’
Stronger efforts are needed to resolve the plight of those who lack a nationality, urged UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, today on the 8th anniversary of UNHCR’s global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. Affecting at least 4.3 million people,...
UNHCR calls on States to refrain from forced returns of Haitians
Amid a devastating humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today calling on States in the region and beyond to suspend the forced return of Haitians to their country. Violence, including sexual violence, kidnapping, looting and...