UNHCR calls for urgent support to assist almost 16,000 newly displaced in Burkina Faso who fled massacre
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at the recent escalation of violence...
UN humanitarian leaders call for the renewal of cross-border aid authorization to northwest Syria
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME – In less than a month, the Security Council resolution that allows the United Nations and our implementing partners to provide life-saving humanitarian aid to northwest Syria from across the border with Türkiye will expire. The 15-member Security...
UNHCR Deputy Chief concludes visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan, urges support to address humanitarian needs
The UN Refugee Agency’s Deputy High Commissioner Kelly T. Clements visited Afghanistan and Pakistan this week to focus attention on the dramatic humanitarian situation facing Afghans and the need to continue to support displaced people – including host communities,...
UNIQLO Launches PEACE FOR ALL Charity T-shirt Project
TORONTO, Canada – Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the launch of PEACE FOR ALL, an ongoing commitment to support peace efforts worldwide that uses UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) as the means for everyone to express their individuality. Conducted in...
Forced displacement hit record high in 2021 with too few able to go home
The number of people forced to flee violence, war and persecution, is outpacing the available solutions. GENEVA – The number of people displaced by conflict, violence, persecution and human rights abuses rose for the tenth straight year in 2021 to reach the highest...
As decade-long rise in global displacement hits another record, Canada continues as world leader in refugee resettlement, UNHCR report shows
Despite some signs of progress, the speed and scale of forced displacement is outpacing solutions for refugees OTTAWA – Canada continues to be a global leader in refugee resettlement as the number of people forced to flee their homes has reached the highest level...
‘I believe we can make change happen. We just need to do the work.’
In his new memoir, ‘Asylum,’ Nigerian refugee and LGBTIQ+ activist Edafe Okporo writes that even detention and discrimination didn’t shake his faith in America By Sarah Schafer In 2016, while at his office in Abuja, Nigeria, Edafe Okporo received a text message from...
FC Barcelona and UNHCR kick off partnership with new football jersey in support of refugee children
The Spanish football giant and its Foundation will help to fund four projects in Colombia, Uganda, Türkiye and Malaysia GENEVA – FC Barcelona and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, kicked off their partnership today with the launch of a new football jersey and a pledge to...