UNHCR and IOM warn millions in Sudan risk losing emergency shelter as funding runs out
UNHCR – IOM Joint Statement GENEVA/KHARTOUM – Millions of people forced to flee their homes by Sudan’s devastating conflict risk being left without a roof over their heads as severe funding shortages threaten to deplete emergency shelter stocks and other essential...
Ahead of COP31, UNHCR warns nearly 90 million displaced people face severe climate risks
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for urgent action to protect millions of refugees and other forcibly displaced people increasingly exposed to devastating climate impacts, warning ahead of UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, that...
Statement to the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
As Delivered By Barham Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in New York Thank you Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, It is an honour to address the Third Committee for the first time as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and to present...
Young refugee athletes ready to make Olympic history as Dakar 2026 opens
DAKAR – Six young refugee athletes are set to make history as the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team to compete at the Youth Olympic Games, taking place from tomorrow in Dakar, Senegal. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes this historic milestone, which demonstrates...
UNHCR winter appeal: 9m people urgently need winter aid as resources dwindle and temperatures drop
Donate to the winter appeal GENEVA – Facing funding shortfalls and surging energy prices, at least 9 million people are estimated to require additional assistance to get through this winter across four war-affected countries – Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan –...
Refugees in Yemen trapped between conflict, displacement and dangerous journeys
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. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at the rapidly worsening...
UNHCR warns of growing humanitarian needs as thousands flee Ethiopia to Kenya
News comment attributable to the UNHCR Representative in Kenya, Fatima Mohammed-Cole UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is closely monitoring the situation on the Kenya–Ethiopia border in Moyale, where ongoing clashes on the Ethiopian side have forced thousands of people...
As attacks intensify, UNHCR urges support for war-ravaged Ukrainians
This is a summary of what was said by Philippe Leclerc, UNHCR Regional Director for Europe – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – As a dark winter looms and Russian strikes intensify across...