WFP food cuts threaten tens of thousands of Syrian families, UNHCR warns
GENEVA, December 1 (UNHCR) –The UN refugee agency today called for urgent international support to the World Food Programme (WFP), which has been forced to suspend food assistance for more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees because of a funding crisis. “This...
World AIDS Day: UNHCR stresses need to close the gap in HIV treatment
GENEVA, December 1 (UNHCR) –High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Monday marked World AIDS Day by stressing the importance of closing the gap between people who have access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services and those who are being...
16 Days of Activism: UNHCR vows to work for the end of child marriage
GENEVA, November 25 (UNHCR) –UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Tuesday condemned child marriage and said his organization must do its utmost to help stop the practice, which affects an estimated 15 million girls every year. His remarks came in a...
UNHCR seeks to reassure refugees in Kenya facing food shortages
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 21 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has sought to allay the concerns of hundreds of thousands of refugees facing food ration cuts in northern Kenya and stressed that these are not linked to the repatriation of Somalis. “We call for calm...
More than 100,000 Libyans flee fighting over past month
GENEVA, November 14 (UNHCR) The UN Refugee Agency on Friday reported that intense fighting among rival armed groups in western, eastern and south-eastern Libya has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in the past month. The stepped up conflict is...
UNHCR warns of winter crisis for almost 1 million displaced Iraqis and Syrians
GENEVA, November 11 (UNHCR) –The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned that a US$58.45 million funding shortfall, coupled with this year’s sharp recent growth in internal displacement, could leave up to 1 million Syrians and Iraqis without proper help as winter...UNHCR announces push to end statelessness worldwide by end-2024
UNHCR is today launching a global “I Belong” campaign aimed at ending within 10 years the problem of statelessness – a devastating legal limbo for the millions of people worldwide who lack any nationality and the human rights protections that go with it. The goal of...
Ex-Olympics chief Rogge visits young Syrian refugees in Jordan with message of hope
AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, October 29 (UNHCR) – Former Olympics chief Jacques Rogge on Wednesday welcomed plans to build a youth sports complex in Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp and said it would help Syrian children overcome the trauma of war and displacement....