UNHCR calls for urgent support in Lebanon as humanitarian catastrophe looms
This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nearly a month into a rapidly escalating conflict, Lebanon is...
Urgent support needed as 33,000 Congolese refugees return home from Burundi in a month
This is a summary of what was said by Ali Mahamat, UNHCR Head of Sub-Office in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GOMA – More than 33,000 Congolese refugees...
UNHCR: Up to 3.2 million Iranians temporarily displaced in Iran as conflict intensifies
The following news comment can be attributed to Ayaki Ito, UNHCR Director of Emergency and Programme Support and Cross-Regional Refugee Response Coordinator for the Middle East Emergency. GENEVA – Between 600,000 and 1 million Iranian households are now temporarily...
UNHCR warns regional conflicts could drive increased returns to Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by Arafat Jamal, UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. ISLAM QALA (HERAT) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today warned that the...
UNHCR: almost 700,000 displaced in a week across Lebanon as crisis deepens
This is a summary of what was said by Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Lebanon – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. BEIRUT – It has been just over a week since the new escalation in...
Once denied a chance to learn, meet the Hazara refugee who earned one of Canada’s top education honours
“Every single person in this world could have ended up a refugee. We are people just like you— and our stories matter.” By Zeba Tasci in Ottawa, Canada When Muhaddisa Sarwari was awarded the Loran Scholarship—one of Canada’s most competitive and respected...
UNHCR welcomes Supreme Court ruling upholding women’s rights and access to childcare
OTTAWA — Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued a pivotal ruling that excluding asylum-seekers from subsidized childcare is a form of discrimination against women. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this decision. The ruling...
UNHCR responds to rising displacement in Middle East emergency
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Director of Emergency and Programme Support and Cross-Regional Refugee Response Coordinator for the Middle East Emergency, Ayaki Ito – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des...