UNHCR hails Canada’s pledge to take another 25,000 Syria refugees
UNHCR today welcomed the announcement by the Government of Canada to take in a further 25,000 Syrian refugees through humanitarian admission programmes by the end of 2015. “This is a huge gesture of solidarity with the Syrian people and the countries...
Number of Malian refugees in Niger reaches new high
GENEVA, Nov 10 (UNHCR)—The number of Malian refugees in Niger has reached its highest level since conflict erupted there in 2012, with thousands fleeing eastern Mali in recent weeks despite the signing of a recent peace accord, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday....
UNHCR delivers vital winter aid in eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 9 (UNHCR)—For the first time since the suspension of its activities, the UN refugee agency has delivered vital winter aid including plastic sheeting, timber and thousands of blankets for distribution to up to 12,000 highly vulnerable people in an...
UNHCR provides emergency relief to Yemen cyclone displaced
GENEVA, Nov 6 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency has provided emergency relief including tents, bedding and cooking utensils to more than 1,600 families displaced by Cyclone Chapala, which struck the Arabian Sea coast of Yemen in recent days sweeping away houses, boats and...
UNHCR launches appeal to aid refugees as winter hits Europe
GENEVA, Nov 5 (UNHCR)—With thousands of refugees and migrants continuing to arrive in Europe via the Mediterranean each day as winter approaches, the UN refugee agency is appealing to donors for US$96.15 million in additional support for Greece and affected countries...
First asylum-seekers relocate from Greece to Luxembourg
ATHENS, Greece, Nov 4 (UNHCR)—It was the crack of dawn when 30 asylum-seekers from Syria and Iraq gathered around the departure gate at Athens International Airport on Wednesday, bound for a new life in a new land. The atmosphere was full of expectation. Some could...
Urgent action needed to address child statelessness
Nov 3 (UNHCR) – Thirteen-year-old Joe Hullman dreams of playing baseball in his native Dominican Republic. But because he has no birth certificate or identity papers, he scavenges instead for scrap metal at the San Pedro de Macoris municipal dump. Half a world away in...
UNHCR airlifts emergency relief to Algeria flood victims
TINDOUF, Algeria, Oct 30 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency has airlifted emergency aid including tents, blankets and plastic sheeting to distribute to as many as 11,000 refugee families at five camps in southwestern Algeria devastated by heavy rains and flooding....