UNHCR statement on changes to the STCA
OTTAWA – In response to today’s announcement by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s Representative to Canada, Rema Jamous Imseis said: “UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is aware of changes announced that...
UNHCR: Islamic giving plays increasing role in helping the forcibly displaced
This is a summary of what was said by Khaled Khalifa, Senior Advisor to the High Commissioner and UNHCR Representative to Gulf Cooperation Council Countries – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in...
UNHCR wins award for innovative use of blockchain solutions to provide cash to forcibly displaced in Ukraine
GENEVA – The 2023 Paris Blockchain Week today awarded UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, its “Best Impact Project Award” for a pilot project using blockchain technology to disburse cash to people displaced or impacted by the war in Ukraine. This award...
100,000 new Somali refugees arrive in Ethiopia in the past month, UN and partners are calling for urgent funding
Joint Press Release As needs grow and refugees continue to arrive, UN agencies and partner organizations today appealed for US$116 million to provide life-saving assistance to Somali refugees seeking safety in an extremely remote area of Ethiopia’s Somali region....
High Commissioner’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Statement by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and as we face unprecedented numbers of people uprooted from home, we must remember that it is not only conflict that forces people to...
AU, EU and UN push for urgent action to address the pressing needs of migrants and refugees in Libya
Joint Press Release BRUSSELS – The AU–EU–UN Tripartite Taskforce on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya has called on the international community and Libyan authorities to work together to improve the plight of migrants and refugees in Libya. At a meeting...
UNHCR statement on Bangladesh, Myanmar bilateral pilot project on Rohingya returns
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is aware of the visit of a Myanmar delegation to Bangladesh to meet with a group of refugees on a bilateral pilot project between the two countries on possible returns. UNHCR is not involved in these discussions. UNHCR’s position on...
UNHCR launches new appeal for Afghan refugees and hosts, urging partners to stay the course
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – 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, and humanitarian partners have launched a response...