Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – 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 calling for concerted international action to end...
UN and Partners Launch Plans to Help 28 Million People in Acute Need in Afghanistan and the Region
Ottawa, CANADA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Canada is appealing to the generosity of Canadians and the government for financial support to help 28 million people in acute need in Afghanistan and the region. “Today, Afghanistan is facing a perfect storm of...
UNHCR issues recommendations to the 2022 French and Czech Presidencies of the Council of the EU
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), and the Czech Republic which will assume the Presidency in July, to prioritise the better protection of refugees in Europe and globally. While many EU...
Stitching new life in Canada: Espérance’s inspiring journey from Kakuma to Cambridge
Congolese refugee designer introduces African fashions to small town in Ontario By Sarah Bilson Could Espérance “Esperanza” Tabisha have imagined while she was sewing dresses from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, that she would one day try to live her...
Displaced Afghan families return to destruction and hunger in Helmand
Economic collapse and drought mean that tens of thousands of displaced Afghans who have returned home are facing severe hunger this winter. By Andrew North in Marja, Helmand The end of the fighting in Afghanistan this summer came as a relief to farmer Sayed Mohammad*....
Refugee family found safety and stability in Mexico. Next step: citizenship
UNHCR Mexico is ushering in a multi-year planning model aimed at ensuring the continuity of programmes that help refugees from the moment they apply for asylum to their full integration. By Sibylla Brodzinsky in Mexico Javier* no longer feels fear when he smells...
News Comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on attack that hit Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray
I am deeply saddened to learn that three Eritrean refugees, two of them children, were killed yesterday, in an airstrike that hit the Mai Aini refugee camp in northern Ethiopia. My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of those lost in this attack....
Pakistan concludes ‘drive’ to issue smartcards to registered Afghan refugees
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of Pakistan for its country-wide...