UNHCR: New, deadly floods displace over 100,000 in South Sudan; conflict and funding cuts impede aid
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, Marie-Helene Verney – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. South Sudan has been swept into a new cycle of severe...
UNHCR calls for urgent aid to Afghanistan’s earthquake-hit communities
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. Following Sunday’s devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Protection Officer for Darfur Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, and UNHCR Principal Situation Coordinator for Eastern Chad Dossou Patrice Ahouansou – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the...
UNHCR urges Pakistan to exempt Afghans with international protection needs from involuntary return
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. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed concern over Pakistan’s intention...
UNHCR: As funding cuts bite, some 11m people are losing aid
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Director of External Relations Dominique Hyde – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – Following major cuts to humanitarian budgets, up...
UNHCR: Bangladesh has welcomed 150,000 Rohingya refugees in last 18 months
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. GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to...
UNHCR: Needs intensify as 1.4 million people return to Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR’s Afghanistan Representative Arafat Jamal – 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 urgently seeking...
UN Refugee Agency estimates 2.5 million people need resettlement
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, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will...